Bill Pullman on The Sinner's popularity: "I think it’s been gratifying to see, even in these times, that people are following a dark story"

GQ

"I was thinking ‘This could be terrible for people who are watching, to watch something this gritty,'" he tells GQ. "But it’s almost like (having) strange, disturbing dreams that allow them to exorcise their own sort of demons when watching.” Asked what makes The Sinner different from other crime shows, Pullman adds: "There’s quite a bit more use of guns on other shows. Even when guns come out on The Sinner, there’s not a lot of gunplay—shooting at people and ducking and running around, shooting back, you know. It’s more about watching all the nuances of human behavior and how it can present in ways where you can’t draw conclusions at first glance."