“That phrase, it was not something that I planned on putting in the series at all.

It’s older than Ennis, and it’s always been there and it will always be there.”

she says, laughing at the epiphany.

True Detective - Matthew McConaughey in season 1 as Rust Cohle

Matthew McConaughey in season 1 as Rust Cohle.Michele K. Short/HBO

“It just came so naturally.

And it is a scientist who says it because that concept is based in quantum physics.

So it is a scientist who needs to say it.”

Jodie Foster, Kali Reis - True Detective: Night Country

Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in ‘True Detective: Night Country’.Michele K. Short/HBO

“It’s absolutely organic and it came from the script,” she concludes.

All six episodes ofTrue Detective: Night Countryare now streaming on HBO Max.