00:00How do you think you've grown as a storyteller since working within the extended Sheridanverse?
00:06Wow, I feel that working in Taylor's world has made me a braver, more resilient storyteller.
00:14I think every season there are numerous elements in a script or in a series of scripts where I
00:20scratch my head and think to myself, I don't know how we're going to do this one. And then you've
00:24done it. And so I look back at the last nine years working with Taylor and the challenges that I
00:31have
00:32been asked to rise to, whether that's creating a tornado or a fire or 200 horses cascading down a
00:40mountain. I have a very unique skill set of things I now know how to do that came from the
00:46wild ride
00:47that these scripts always take us on. And what made you eager to continue Beth and Rip's story?
00:53As a human being, I would walk into a fire for Kelly and Cole. I love them as people. They
01:00are
01:00family to me. I would go anywhere they go. As a storyteller, I think the challenge of taking two
01:07characters who are so well loved and extending their story into a new landscape, into a new chapter of
01:14storytelling, it was a huge challenge and one that I was very, very excited to be a part of.
01:18Stewardship is an important theme within the Sheridanverse. How did you take on that responsibility
01:24as an EP and director on this series?
01:27Having been part of the Yellowstone story for so long, Kelly and Cole as EPs on the show did an
01:35unbelievable job. It was not a vanity title. They were very, very much hands-on from the beginning
01:41in terms of making sure the story steered into, you know, what fans love so much about their
01:50relationship. I felt very lucky to be a part of continuing that saga. And, you know, authenticity
01:57is so important in these shows. You know, Taylor is such a huge advocate for authenticity, extending
02:05not only to the way someone rides a horse, but what kind of saddle they have, what sort of dirt
02:10would
02:10be under their fingernails. And so having lived in the universe for as long as I have, I felt very
02:16lucky to continue being an advocate for that kind of authenticity in this new landscape.
02:23You just worked with Michelle Pfeiffer on the Madison. Now you're working with Annette Bening
02:28on Dutton Ranch. What is it with these, you know, actresses who've been in the industry for so long
02:35that draws them into projects like this? Just say, hearing you say that out loud, I sort of have
02:41to pinch myself to have had the opportunity to work with actors and actresses of this caliber is
02:46something I am still, I wake up grateful every single morning. I think that great artists are
02:55attracted to great writing. And I think the shows that Taylor has created have not only the,
03:05the DNA of remarkable storytelling, but are also protected by, by him and by the studio and the
03:12network in terms of the resources we're given to tell these stories. These are not small shows.
03:16These are not small budgets. These are not small schedules. Um, we are constantly pushing the
03:21envelope to make these, uh, stories as spectacular and grand as possible. And we are working with,
03:29you know, the, the, the best of everyone in their field to, to be able to bring these stories to
03:34life,
03:34whether that's animals or stunts or special effects or music. It's, it's really, uh, a blessing to be
03:42able to work with people who are at the top of their game on every level in all of our
03:45departments.
03:46we do.
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