True Detective is a show that revolves around the psyche of its major characters, and creator Nic Pizzolatto may perhaps be the most fascinating of them all.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the showrunner reveals just how deeply sensitive a soul he is. When criticism about the roles of women in Season 1 of True Detective surfaced, Pizzolatto turned to the definitive judge of what is and isn’t sexist: his friend and Thelma & Louise author Callie Khouri. Per Pizzolatto, she “thinks that that’s stupid criticism.”
Phew. Bullet dodged.
But don’t think that Pizzolatto is completely unaffected by what others are saying about his show. No, as the article says:
“Still, he admits that as he conceived the second season he found himself taking the criticism into account. But when he realized that's what was happening, he abruptly changed course and ditched whole characters.
‘I don't think you can create effectively toward expectation,’ he says. ’I'm not in the service business.’”
So he isn’t affected by the criticism, except he hears it and then changes what he’s writing as a result? Got it.
Pizzolatto also posed for a breathtaking series of photos that would make Derek Zoolander jealous. Zoolander's Blue Steel or even Magnum has nothing on Pizzolatto’s cocked eyebrow:
If you don’t like that defiant gaze, don’t worry; Nic’s got you covered. He also posed for a series of deeply meaningful photos like this one:
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Get it? He’s a man alone! He’s isolated! He walks his own path! Additional symbolism!
Pizzolatto has also clearly mastered the “sad puppy dog” look, employing it in several shots:
Perhaps his best work, though, is in the image at the top, as he nearly collapses the wall with his angst. Now Pizzolatto knows how we feel, banging our heads against the wall waiting for him to cast Season 2.
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[via THR]
