Alan Ball
Alan Ball
Alan Erwin Ball is an American writer, director, and producer for television, film, and theatre...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth13 May 1957
CityMarietta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
book twilight vampire
I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about abstinence?
death important facts
The fact that we die, that makes life important. It's hard to take, but it's the truth.
america perfect understanding
I guess in America we're so sold on this ideal of the perfect, well-adjusted family that is able to confront any conflict and, with true love and understanding, work things through. I'm sure they do exist, but I never knew any of them.
men culture okay
We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.
thinking careers acting
I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them.
theme fascinated
Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by.
vampire way metaphor
Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.
growing-up philosophy acceptance
And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made a tremendous amount of sense. What I liked that was missing from my experience of Christianity growing up was a sort of acceptance, a sort of being OK with being imperfect and not focusing on the sin.
character important care
Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's compelling and makes me care about what happens to them.
terrible companion acknowledge
Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or not, and it's not necessarily a terrible thing.
clock-is-ticking people social
Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.
happy-relationship want tvs
Happy relationships are boring. We all want them in our own life. But I don't want to watch them on TV.
thinking trying stories
I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.
environment progressive grew
I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive.