Taylor Sheridan Goes off on Hollywood Execs in New No-Holds-Barred Interview

The outspoken producer is holding nothing back when it comes to his critics and Hollywood's top brass. The "Landman" creator also explained why winning industry awards has never been his goal.

Taylor Sheridan, 56, is taking aim at his critics and Hollywood's decision-makers, and he made it clear he isn't losing any sleep over what they think of him.

The prolific television producer aired his grievances during an appearance on "The Bill Simmons Podcast" this past Sunday, June 28. "The critics are going to come after me … I can't write for women, all this nonsense," the "Landman" screenwriter said.

"The critics and me — I don't care what they think, and it annoys the [expletive] out of them that I don't care," he continued. "I'll be the first to tell you that there are things that I do that rage-bait them a bit, and this is one of them. [Expletive] 'em, honestly."

Sheridan has built a sprawling television empire over the years, enlisting A-list talent such as Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Demi Moore, and Sylvester Stallone along the way.

His remarks arrive less than a year after reports surfaced that he had clashed with Paramount's leadership before departing the streamer and signing on with NBCUniversal.

During the same conversation, he also called out studio and network executives who have pushed back on his creative approach.

"By the way, the studio executives and the network executives — these are marketing executives, for the most part. Or maybe they studied law or whatever. Then they came, got a job in the mailroom at CAA or WME, and hated that [expletive]. So then they ended up as an intern at some network," he argued.

"Then, through attrition, they find themselves the head of development. 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."

Sheridan then drifted into nostalgia, reflecting on an era "when Steve McQueen was a movie star at Paramount and Bobby Evans ran the studios."

"It didn't used to be this way … because writers were turned loose. Directors were turned completely loose," he recalled. "There weren't endless rewrites. There weren't meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense."

Despite his commercial success, Sheridan's shows have largely been overlooked by the Emmys and Golden Globes, with one notable exception: "Yellowstone" star Costner took home a Golden Globe for his portrayal of John Dutton in 2023.

Still, the writer-producer insisted that trophies were never part of his plan. "You're not going to win no Emmys with me, but I'm not trying to win Emmys," Sheridan stated, adding that his ambitions extend well beyond industry recognition.

"My goal is to sit somebody on their couch and move them, make them think, make them laugh, scare the shit out of them, excite them. That's what I want to do, because that's what I want from a show."

That mindset is also behind his vow to steer clear of Hollywood for good, despite the city's status as an entertainment powerhouse.

"The only way you're getting me back to Los Angeles is if it secedes from the union and I'm drafted into the Army to take it back," he said bluntly, before singing the praises of his adopted home.

"I love New York. That city's way, way stronger than whatever political wind is blowing it in any direction, right? Whereas LA is built on sand."