Bad Santa Runs An Oil Company
Taylor Sheridan on pitching Landman to Billy Bob Thornton:
I went to Billy Bob before I wrote a word and I told him I said if you don't do this I'm not going to do it because I'm not going to chase my tail.I said basically I want to take your character from Bad Santa and put him in West Texas and run an oil company.
He goes, "You want the guy from Bad Santa to run the oil company?" I said, "That's what I want." He goes, "That sounds fucking awesome."
No deck. No lore. No market map.
Just: Bad Santa runs an oil company.
It is familiar but fresh. You can see it straight away.
Bernadette Jiwi on making your ideas matter:
You've got nine seconds to convince people that you are the one.Don't overload them with information; concentrate on what really matters to them.