The theoretical casting part of movies is the funnest part. You really can imagine so many different versions of a story based on who's embodying it.

As storytellers, you're always somehow creating history.

My mom loved the old black-and-white films.

Every single substitute teacher growing up could not pronounce my name, so whenever someone pauses, I'm like, 'Oh, that's me.'

'True Detective' would not pass The Bechdel Test.

When I was 20, I was living in the Alps, snowboarding and studying political science. I blew out my knee, and I began to realize my days in the sport were numbered; the reality was I would never be a pro.

The anticipation-speculation that comes with a weekly schedule is a double-edged sword. Because people have more time to talk about things, some crazy ideas get a lot of attention.

Literally, I don't have a television. So I don't really know what's happening pop-culturally. I read the 'New York Times.' And there's one worldwide cabin blog that I look at.

My manager sent me the first two scripts for 'True Detective,' and I just thought they were so interesting and that the world they were depicting was so titillating to me.

My mom was married to a Mexican guy - a surfer - and so we'd kind of camp out on the beach the swell season.