“I really loved the story. I originally read for Walt Longmire. He is obviously a very dynamic, strong, manly man that almost any dude would want to play. Once I got in the room and met with everybody, the feedback came back that they loved me, but that I didn't have the age. And then, they brought up the idea of Branch, who wasn't that interesting on the page in the pilot, but once they explained the vision, I really bought into it.”
![“The Dain Curse [Tom Fink] was a great job. I was in New York, and I was young - I think I'm 28 years old in that - and I got to work with James Coburn and Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. Plus, it was a Dashiell Hammett story, and I had a great character. It was fantastic to shoot.” quote by Brent Spiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b87/brent-spiner-2999_character_the-dain-curse-tom-fink-was-a-great-job_2418179.jpg)
![“When I sat down with the creators of the show [Longmire], back when we were first starting to do the pilot, Branch was not that interesting on the page. What really sold me on the show and the character was their vision for him. It took the whole first season to flesh him out.” quote by Bailey Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ee/bailey-chase-27236_back-when_when-i-sat-down-with-the-creators-of-the_367324.jpg)
