As an actor, I've been drawn to those characters that are further away from who I may be. Kurt Sutter More Quotes by Kurt Sutter More Quotes From Kurt Sutter My wife, Katey Sagal, has transformed herself from a sitcom cartoon to a dramatic powerhouse. Kurt Sutter dramaticwifecartoon I'm drawn to the classic antihero, the guy who's probably made a bunch of mistakes and really has the capacity to go either way. That's the most interesting type of character for me to watch, to see what decisions they'll make. There's a lot of gray area there for a writer to explore. Kurt Sutter mistakecharacterinteresting I joke that I learned the essentials of storytelling from Hanna-Barbera, but I pretty much did. That kind of television is what enamored me as a kid, and that's what really got me hooked. You could say that's where it all began. Kurt Sutter essentialskidstelevision The allegations against Harvey Weinstein are clearly deplorable. No matter how many great films he's bullied into production, or his guilt-induced contributions to left-minded ideals, this kind of intimidation and abuse of power is perverse and utterly unforgivable. Period. Kurt Sutter greatabusepowermatter Man's inhumanity to man is as old as humanity itself. Some people just do evil things. Most do not. A billion people have seen 'Batman' movies over the past 20 years, and they have been entertained and inspired. One man saw it as a sick entry point for mass murder. The one is tragic. The billion are not. I choose to write for the billion. Kurt Sutter manhumanitypeoplepast I've made a career writing about fictitious anti-heroes. To create these worlds, I've spent a lot of time with active members on both sides of the law. And if I had to pick the most interesting of the two, the choice is obvious - we all love the guys in black. Kurt Sutter blacklawtimelove Never in the history of 'The Shield' was the word 'LAPD' ever mentioned. We would mention districts, like Wilshire and Hollenbeck and Marina, but Farmington was a fictitious district, and we never actually uttered the word 'LAPD.' So that was sort of the deal we made with them. Kurt Sutter neverlikemadehistory The trap in Hamlet is he's the most passive of Shakespeare's characters. He's not a Richard III, not out there taking a lot of action. It's a lot of asides and soliloquies where he's wrapped in angst, and that's not a very interesting character. Kurt Sutter outactioncharacterinteresting I'm a storyteller... I haves a God-given gift that I can share with you and perhaps entertain you and bring you along for the ride... So when anybody tries to take that away from me, or impede that, I get defensive. Kurt Sutter giftridemeyou Actors always feel more comfortable when there's an actor directing, in terms of vocabulary and breaking down a scene. Kurt Sutter moredownfeelalways The rumor is not true: I am allowed in the state of Texas. Kurt Sutter statetruei-amtexas The stuff that I learned on 'Sons,' the education of how to tell stories, was part of that mythology. It's hard to look at it and go, 'Oh, if I knew this, I would have done it this way,' because the fact is I like to think that all that sort of unraveled as it was supposed to. Kurt Sutter lookthinkeducationway I knew from being on 'The Shield,' and having some experience in the financials of all of it, that after seven seasons, the production model changes and reverts back. It becomes a much more expensive show to do, and perhaps the economic feasibility of it somewhat goes away. Kurt Sutter backbeingseasonsexperience 'Sons' was about working class white guys. And even though I didn't grow up in a motorcycle club, I grew up in a working-class, white-guy neighborhood. Kurt Sutter grow-upgrowmotorcyclewhite
