Taylor Sheridan

I finished 'Hell or High Water' and started writing 'Wind River' literally the next day.

— Taylor Sheridan

Once I finished 'Sicario,' I knew I wanted to follow it up with 'Hell or High Water.'

— Taylor Sheridan

Sometimes audiences want to see what we're doing to their world. It's our obligation sometimes to reflect it.

— Taylor Sheridan

I think that marriage of music and picture is so vital, especially in a film that's almost exclusively exteriors.

— Taylor Sheridan

To me, a purely good individual or purely bad individual, that's a comic book - that's a fantasy - and I don't…

— Taylor Sheridan

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…

— Taylor Sheridan

Every writer has written a spec. It's the first thing you write, and it basically stands as a means of, 'Here's an…

— Taylor Sheridan

One of the major issues that's constantly batted around Hollywood and the media is my industry's responsibility toward the portrayal of violence.…

— Taylor Sheridan

I work very hard to line up stereotypes and then smash them with a hammer.

— Taylor Sheridan

Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.

— Taylor Sheridan

Don't try and make a movie for someone else. You have to make it for you and trust that you're not that…

— Taylor Sheridan

You can really examine the suffering and consequences that happen when there's a loss in a family.

— Taylor Sheridan

In 2005, I visited my home state of Texas, spending time on a ranch outside the town of Post. Then spending some…

— Taylor Sheridan

I mean... directing is a holy, unpleasant experience, to be perfectly honest.

— Taylor Sheridan

Some of the most fascinating scenes in 'Unforgiven,' for me, is that scene with Gene Hackman where he's talking about the Duke…

— Taylor Sheridan

I can recognize a good actor. I can recognize someone that can convey emotion and that has the essence and not get…

— Taylor Sheridan

I spent a lot of time doing really unimportant work as an actor. It was important when I started writing that I…

— Taylor Sheridan

I'm a big believer in,'If anyone can understand my politics, I've failed.' If you can get a sense of which side of…

— Taylor Sheridan

I think film cannot only teleport you to places you don't know, but it can help you see people you thought were…

— Taylor Sheridan

How does one endure in a place they shouldn't be condemned to live in? You could take that same question and apply…

— Taylor Sheridan

With 'Wind River,' I became fascinated with the notion of how you overcome a tragedy - accepting it, making whatever peace you…

— Taylor Sheridan

Think about 'GoodFellas': It could be a textbook on how not to write a screenplay. It leans on voice-over at the beginning,…

— Taylor Sheridan

I was surprised by how much I liked 'Hacksaw Ridge' and its depth.

— Taylor Sheridan

You know that saying, 'You broke it, you bought it'? With horses, if you don't make sure it's a good fit... they…

— Taylor Sheridan

'Sicario' was successful, but it was successful because Denis and the producers were, you know, they were very lean. It was very…

— Taylor Sheridan