I can recognize a good actor. I can recognize someone that can convey emotion and that has the essence and not get lost in the minutia of, 'Well, that person's got red hair, and so does the other.' Some of… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I finished 'Hell or High Water' and started writing 'Wind River' literally the next day. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Once I finished 'Sicario,' I knew I wanted to follow it up with 'Hell or High Water.' — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Sometimes audiences want to see what we're doing to their world. It's our obligation sometimes to reflect it. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I think that marriage of music and picture is so vital, especially in a film that's almost exclusively exteriors. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
To me, a purely good individual or purely bad individual, that's a comic book - that's a fantasy - and I don't do fantasy. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I don't know if I've ever met anyone that's purely good or purely evil myself. I think most of us live with some varying… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Every writer has written a spec. It's the first thing you write, and it basically stands as a means of, 'Here's an example of… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
One of the major issues that's constantly batted around Hollywood and the media is my industry's responsibility toward the portrayal of violence. There's the… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I work very hard to line up stereotypes and then smash them with a hammer. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Don't try and make a movie for someone else. You have to make it for you and trust that you're not that unique. And… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
You can really examine the suffering and consequences that happen when there's a loss in a family. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
In 2005, I visited my home state of Texas, spending time on a ranch outside the town of Post. Then spending some time on… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
I mean... directing is a holy, unpleasant experience, to be perfectly honest. — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
Some of the most fascinating scenes in 'Unforgiven,' for me, is that scene with Gene Hackman where he's talking about the Duke of Death… — Taylor Sheridan Copy Share Image
