Nic Pizzolatto about True Detective - how he wrote ALL THREE Seasons

Nic Pizzolatto about his inspiration, youth, his passion for literature and writing, and how he approached his process of creating True Detective (Season 1 - Season 3). He's interviewed by Oscar winning Writer/Producer Nick Vallelonga ("Green Book") in this amazing conversation about the art of storytelling.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - 01:25 Introduction
01:26 - Background and Upbringing
02:40 - I was a visual artist...
04:00 - In UNIVERSITY...
05:25 - I started publishing short stories.... and I was a reader
06:10 - What I really loved was story... I had the sense the world ran on stories
07:50 - The DEPTH of your writing ...
09:15 - I did always like the Police & Crime Drama
10:15 - What do I need to do to become a showrunner?
11:15 - But I WAS HUNGRY
12:58 - My idea for the novel...
15:23 - It was a conscious design by you.... to break into the tv/movie business
16:10 - What interesting about all three seasons...it was like I was reading a book...
17:05 - It came so easy.. within those restrictions you can do a lot of really interesting stuff
18:43 - I tend to direct on the page but it seems to work for the actors
19:40 - When I write action ... I write every beat of that action
20:55 - How did you get TRUE DETECTIVE up and running ?
29:27 - Yea... cuz it's MINE... we're only going if I am the SHOWRUNNER
30:10 - Showrunners get fired all the time... as a creator, actors are your best advocates
32.00 - How was your relationship to the DIRECTOR?
33:00 - Season 2 with a lot more cooks in the kitchen
36:09 - Season 3 how did you come up with the STORYLINE
40:00 - "He's gonna forget he solved it.... but what he's gonna gain is himself"
43:00 - Watching Season 3 for me... You brought it all together
47:34 - Your choice of an actor
50:23 - That was entirely Mahershala Ali's extremely meticulous performance

53:26 - WHAT is your PROCESS?
58:50 - "Very special moment" .... "I liked that the DETECTIVE had to go and asked the lost girl..."
59:39 - AFTER three noir tv shows and living in degrees of darkness...
1:00:35 - I have new projects with actors attached
1:03:00 - What kind of advice would you give aspiring storytellers and writers?


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