“

Q: You were doing a lot of writing.

A: I guess. But a lot of it was desperate. I really wanted to change my life. Having a kid made me serious about my life in a way that I hadn’t been before.

Q: You felt like you were complacent before?

A: Yeah. I wasn’t serious. I had no stake in the world, so my ambitions tended to be tamped down because at the end of the day I didn’t give a shit.

”

—

Inside the Obsessive, Strange Mind of True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto - The Daily Beast (via buzz)

Also:

"I don’t think art is about expression. I don’t think that’s its primary motive. The primary motivation is communion with your fellow human beings."

Worth a read, this one…