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
racism matter ridiculous
Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from.
real community certain
We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.
bisexual emotional who-i-am
I was conveniently bisexual for a long time, and then I went, 'Come on, who am I kidding?' And I have to say, it was the single biggest step I took toward emotional well-being, to stop feeling like I had to hide who I am.
culture victimhood not-interested
There is a fetishization of victimization in our culture. And I just am not interested in victimhood.
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.