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Taylor Sheridan

American Actor

Born: May 21, 1970

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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation. Taylor Sheridan

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

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

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I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.' 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 one way and in fact are another. They can allow us to examine ourselves. Taylor Sheridan

How can you tell your kid, 'You can be anything you want to be,' if you're not trying to do the same? Taylor Sheridan

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

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I've been fortunate to work with partners like Weinstein and John and Art Linson in developing 'Yellowstone' and am grateful that it has found a home in the Paramount Network. The show is both timely and timeless. Taylor Sheridan

I don't outline. I sit down to write, and I take the ride. If something starts to not feel right, I go back to the last place that felt like jazz to me. Taylor Sheridan

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I thought of Jeff Bridges in 'Hell or High Water' and Ben Foster, and I kept trying very hard not to, because you're terrified you're going to write this thing that then feeds specifically to this one person that then won't do it. 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 the fence I'm on, then I'm not doing a service. I'm preaching, and that's not my job. Taylor Sheridan

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Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously. Taylor Sheridan

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

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I just lost interest in performing. Taylor Sheridan

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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it. Taylor Sheridan

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

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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 the decisions in casting that seem so important at the time, until you get on set and you're starting to shoot. Taylor Sheridan

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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

I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how influential it was on my screenwriting because here you have what looks to be a crime procedural, and it's actually a study in race and loneliness, and a perception of an era. Taylor Sheridan

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