{"id":863732,"date":"2026-08-19T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863732\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:26:13","slug":"taylor-sheridan-calls-los-angeles-an-awful-place-to-live-and-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863732\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Sheridan calls Los Angeles an &#8216;awful place&#8217; to live and work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_9005037\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/taylor-sheridan-lioness-keeps-fans-hooked-latest-episode-raises-stakes-big-way\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Taylor Sheridan<\/a> let everyone know how he really feels about Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">During a recent appearance on the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FpeFzFstsYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rodeo Time<\/a>&#8221; podcast,&#8221; the 56-year-old writer and director called Los Angeles an &#8220;awful place&#8221; where there is nothing to do except to work out.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I&#8217;m the biggest content creator in Hollywood, and I haven&#8217;t been to that sorry son of a b&#8212;- in seven years,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The prolific showrunner is known for creating many of TV&#8217;s most popular programming, including &#8220;Yellowstone,&#8221; &#8220;Landman,&#8221; &#8220;Lioness,&#8221; &#8220;Tulsa King&#8221; and many others and has managed to &#8220;do it from Granbury, Texas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/taylor-sheridan-amfar.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Sheridan at the amfar gala in Dallas, Texas in October 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sheridan called Los Angeles an &#8220;awful place&#8221; in a recent interview. (Ryan Emberley\/amfAR\/Getty Images for amfAR)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_9005039\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/taylor-sheridan-biggest-stars-think-working-yellowstone-creator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WHAT TAYLOR SHERIDAN&#8217;S BIGGEST STARS REALLY THINK ABOUT WORKING WITH THE &#8216;YELLOWSTONE&#8217; CREATOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sheridan&#8217;s home base, known as Bosque Ranch, is in North Texas, and his studio, SGS Studios, which features sound stages and constructed sets, is in Fort Worth, Texas. Many of his shows have used both the ranch and the studio when filming.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After getting his start as an actor in Los Angeles, Sheridan witnessed <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_9005040\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/scott-eastwood-credits-famous-fathers-work-ethic-aware-bulls-film-industry#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_search-results_search_main-content_search-results_5_8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">unsavory behavior from directors<\/a> on sets he worked on, which greatly influenced how he treats his talent as a director.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I watch these directors, most of them yell at everybody, yell at their crew, yell at people. &#8230; It&#8217;s a leadership by frustration,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s a terrible way to lead, and it creates an atmosphere that nobody wants to be a part of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He recalled coming to the understanding that, without the camera operators, costume designers, production designers and everyone else on set, he can&#8217;t make anything.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;So, unless I&#8217;m willing to do it, I better be real nice when I ask someone to do it, and I better be real appreciative when they do,&#8221; Sheridan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taylor_Sheridan.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Kelly poured praise on Taylor Sheridan.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sheridan&#8217;s experience with directors while on set as an actor influences how he behaves. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sheridan&#8217;s latest project, Season 3 of &#8220;Lioness,&#8221; premiered on Aug. 2, and one of its stars recently gave the creator high praise.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When speaking to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_9005042\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/lioness-taylor-sheridan-series-crossovers-chances-michael-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ScreenRant<\/a> earlier this month, actor Michael Kelly revealed he told Sheridan, &#8220;Bro, anything you ever want me to do, I&#8217;ll do. I love being in Texas. I love saying your words.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I think he&#8217;s truly a standalone talent,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There&#8217;s nobody who&#8217;s doing or has ever done what he&#8217;s doing. It&#8217;s incredible what he does. And he&#8217;s just one of the smartest dudes you&#8217;ll ever meet. He&#8217;s fricking brilliant, man. Brilliant. And just one of the greatest storytellers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Zoe Salda\u00f1a also praised the director for his ability to write female characters who are &#8220;complex&#8221; and &#8220;wholesome,&#8221; noting, &#8220;If there\u2019s one thing that I love the most, it\u2019s men that really see women and know how to write women.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_9005043\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zoe-saldana-lioness-paramount-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Zoe Saldana portraying Joe in Lioness episode 2 season 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Zoe Salda\u00f1a credited Sheridan for his ability to write female characters. (Ryan Green\/Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;They may not be perfect, but then again, human beings weren\u2019t made to be perfect,&#8221; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Ec7Gxmf6tg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;CBS Mornings.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I love the fact that there is <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_9005045\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/zoe-saldana-taylor-sheridan-really-sees-women-lioness-season-three-paramount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">an accurate depiction of Joe<\/a>. A woman that, in front of her team, she never breaks, and she\u2019s able to carry so much responsibility on her shoulders. And yet, when she\u2019s in her private quarters, you see this human being grapple with just having to make everything work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lori A. Bashian is an entertainment news writer at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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