Taylor Sheridan blasts Hollywood studio executives: 'I'm going to tell'

Taylor Sheridan recently stated that he considers his goals bigger than an Emmy Award.

On the Sunday, June 28 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, the 56-year-old American writer and director shared his take on critics and studio executives as he opened up about building his television empire.

Sheridan told Simmons that he creates shows to tug at audiences’ heartstrings rather than win awards.

He said, “You're not going to win no Emmys with me, but I'm not trying to win Emmys. That's not my goal. My goal is to sit somebody on their couch and move them, make them think, make them laugh, scare the s***** out of them, excite them. That's what I want to do, because that's what I want from a show.”

The Landman creator added, “I knew when I started writing [I wanted] to simply not do what everyone else was doing.”

“What everyone else was doing was taking shortcuts, essentially breaking all the very basic fundamental rules of storytelling, because they couldn't figure out their story,” Sheridan claimed.

He went on to say that studio executives of today’s age know “nothing” about storytelling because those who “hated” their previous jobs have joined the entertainment industry and found “themselves the heads of development.”

Sheridan stated, “Well, what do you know about developing story? You know nothing. So, they get terrified, panicked that the audience won't get it because they actually have no storytellers.”

“I'm pretty common, and I'm going to tell stories that common people are going to understand. That's most of America,” the Mayor of Kingstown writer said.

It is pertinent to note that Taylor Sheridan has created hit shows such as the Yellowstone franchise, 1923, Wind River, Tulsa King, Lioness, and others.