Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan details how he came to helm the massively popular Neo-Western
dailymail.co.ukTaylor Sheridan delved into how he came to be in charge of one of the most popular television shows in the country in a new profile published Wednesday.The 51-year-old writer, producer, director and actor detailed to Varietyhow he graduated from playing small parts here and there to creating and leading the massively popular Neo-Western Yellowstone, which stars Kevin Costner.The multitalented auteur noted that part of the show's success — as well as that of its prequel series 1883 — is due to his desire for veracity.
Western star: Taylor Sheridan, 51, opened up about his incredible success leading Yellowstone and a bevy of spin-off shows in a profile for Variety that was published Wednesday'Our job as artists is to hold a mirror up to the world and let people see the reflection, to teach them about a part of life and human experience that they may not be aware of,' he said in an interview at a popular horse ranch near Scottsdale, Arizona.'Whenever we’re ignorant of something, then typically we fear it, or we judge it, or we dislike it.
And it’s the job of all artists, I think, to try and find these little pockets of the world and show some humanity.' Sheridan, who was dressed in cowboy garb and had just come from training a horse, got plenty of first-hand knowledge to help with Yellowstone's 'authenticity.''For me, a sense of place is so incredibly important,' he shared. 'When I wrote Yellowstone, I went to Montana.
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