Alan Ball quotes - page 3

I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character's sexuality is fascinating. It's a great way to really get at the root of their identity, because it's such a personal thing. (Alan Ball)

Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.

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My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

Alan Ball

I'd seen 'Interview with A Vampire' and saw Dracula movies growing up, but I never thought, 'I love vampires; I have to do a show about vampires.'

Alan Ball

It's easy to look at the vampires as a metaphor for any feared or misunderstood group. It's also easy to look at them as a metaphor for a shadow organization that says one thing and has a completely different agenda on their mind, and anybody who gets in their way, they just get rid of them. Does that sound familiar?

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I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.

Alan Ball

I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people's psyches.

Alan Ball

It's a lot harder to find fault with the mundane details of daily existence when you really, really know on a cellular level that you're going to go, and that this moment, right now, is life. Life isn't what happens to you in 20 years. This moment, right now, is your life.

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Alan Ball

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Occupation: American Director
Born: May 13, 1957
Quotes count: 58

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