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" David Milch, twice I got lectures from him about the theory of writing. I told my wife one night when I got home, 'I feel like I'm being paid to sit at the feet of Aristotle.' "

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" I grew up hunting and fishing in Land Between the Lakes. I have so many great memories of camping with my mom over at Redd Hollow. "

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" My dad traveled a lot, so I only usually saw him on weekends, growing up. His favorite actors in the world were Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. If Clint or Burt had a movie out, we would go to the movies. He didn't like movies, generally, unless Clint or Burt were in them. "

" David Milch is one of the smartest human beings I've ever met. I'm relatively bright and relatively well-read. I'm not in a league with that guy. "

" All stories boil down to good vs. evil, and that's what the archetypal American Western was. "

" My friend, Zachary Throne, was playing a gig with Lemmy and the Upsetters. Knowing of our shared love of Motorhead, Zach called me up and invited me to the rehearsal. "

" Stories have a way of telling themselves. "

" I wanted to make a comfortable living and raise a family, and that's what I did. "

" I consider William Gay one of the great writers that no one has ever heard of. "

" I try to physically and mentally immerse myself in whatever it is I am doing. That is good for me as an artist. "

" I am a music freak. My tastes run the gamut from Willie Nelson to Metallica to Miles Davis. "

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" I like playing the bad guys. It's a way of exercising and exorcising my own personal demons. "

" I grew up in Murray, Kentucky. My wife is from there, also. "

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" I told my wife once, 'I feel like I'm getting paid to sit at the feet of Aristotle.' Some people are like, 'You're comparing David Milch to Aristotle,' and yeah, I am, but I'm not Plato. "

" I once did a film in which I was being chased by wolves. I had a scene where the Alpha of the pack leapt on the hood of my car and stared me down through the windshield. I will never forget staring into those eyes; this wasn't a dog - not even a tough, bad-ass dog - no, this was a wolf. "

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