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" I'm a storyteller, and I was an actor, so I have a fairly thin grip on reality to begin with. "

Taylor Sheridan

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" One of the major issues that's constantly batted around Hollywood and the media is my industry's responsibility toward the portrayal of violence. There's the irony of the films that glorify it and the individuals taking positions against it. It's a very confusing, confounding place. "

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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. "

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

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" Part of our job as storytellers is to show people pockets of the world that they don't know. The more we understand, the more we don't judge. "

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" 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. "

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

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" Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that. "

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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. "

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" The machine of awards season is very stressful. But this is the Oscars! It's your peers, your heroes, people you admire, the people who inspired you to get into this work in the first place. It's a pretty overwhelming feeling when you think about it. "

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" To get a film in Cannes is a real honor. To have it play and not get booed is a real relief. "

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