The showrunner behind 'Vinyl' and 'Boardwalk Empire' on crafting HBO's great dramas and working with Martin Scorsese

Terence Winter is best known for his work on "The Sopranos" and creating "Boardwalk Empire," but the 55-year-old writer and TV showrunner wasn't just handed those gigs.

Like most in Hollywood, he had to start from the bottom, and he built off his early jobs to become one of the most sought-after writers in not only TV but also movies - his adaptation of Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" earned him an Oscar nomination.

Leading up to the Sunday premiere of his new series, "Vinyl," which he created with Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Rich Cohen, Winter talked to Business Insider about his landmark career so far.