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" There's not a lot of pure evil in the world, but it's amazing how little it takes to do great damage. "
Taylor Sheridan
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Pure
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" In 2011, I was in Hollywood peddling 'Sicario' to constant and resounding 'no's. Texas was suffering the worst drought on record. Wildfires spread across West Texas, burning some 4 million acres and 3,000 homes. While the urban centers in Texas were experiencing an economic boom, West Texas was collapsing under the weight of drought and fires. "
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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. "
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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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" Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people do really bad things or do something the audience disagrees with. "
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" I don't write tracking shots in my screenplays or any camera directions, but I do try to give a sense of how the action is moving. "
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" I think my mission, if I could call it that, as a storyteller is to try and find ways to show how similar we are and not how different we are. "
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" I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing. "
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" For me, the greatest thing a movie can do is rivet you while you're watching but also give you something to chew on for days and weeks after you've seen it. "
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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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" 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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" People in Texas wear cowboy hats; they're good at keeping the sun off your neck and face. "
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