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" I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision. "

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" There are websites of 'True Detective' artwork out there now, and it's beautiful. And I don't want to take that away from anybody. I know what it means to me. But I don't want to take away anyone's interpretation of the show. "

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" I knew 'True Detective' wasn't something I could allow anyone else to develop. But by the time HBO expressed an interest, I still had no real experience. "

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" Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me. "

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" Whatever I watched, whatever I loved in 36 years of life on Earth, probably had some influence on me. "

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" If there was one overarching theme to 'True Detective,' I would say it was that, as human beings, we are nothing but the stories we live and die by - so you'd better be careful what stories you tell yourself. "

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