"A big longhorn, a seasoned rancher and some old wooden derricks help
locate this picture in West Texas. That was always the intent;
sometimes a stripped-back pastoral scene is the most effective way to
play to the lore of the American West. Less can be more.

"If
Texas were a country, it would boast the 8th biggest economy in the
world. Many technology companies have, of course, moved to the
business-friendly state over the last 10 years, but for the last 100
years, it has been a story of cattle and oil. They are the mainstays of
the Texas story and I sense that those working in these trades are
accorded added respect locally for flying the flag for the Lone Star
State. The self-sufficient swagger of Texas has long been noted and as
John Steinbeck wrote 'It is a Nation in every sense of the word'.

"We
often film in the arid and unforgiving land between Fort Stockton and
the Mexican border. We have built up a formidable book of contacts in
this isolated part of America and logistics are easier as a result. I
know I am guilty of leaning towards familiarity in locations, but
sometimes it’s simply the best way to operate. I don’t think there is
any merit in exploring new territory just to appear intrepid and
curious. That spanks of leaving fiscal custody at home." - David Yarrow