For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story through what they organically demand.

As someone with a novelistic background, I just didn't have much interest in creating stories by committee. I don't think you necessarily get the best story through that approach.

You just do the best you can, and when you're able to connect with people, and when you do, it's just incredibly gratifying.

I'm not in the service business.

For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story through what they organically demand.

The ideas within this philosophy are certainly not exclusive to any writer.

I made True Detective like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything and the kitchen sink. Everything.