I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people’s psyches. Alan Ball Read Quote
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. Alan Ball Read Quote
I’m used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them. Alan Ball Read Quote
You cannot hold a child accountable to the same standards that you hold an adult accountable to. Alan Ball Read Quote
I love to direct! I get really jazzed by directing, but directing is not the same kind of personal expression, the same kind of personal intimate expression that writing is. Because when you’re directing, you’re basically managing, basically getting out of people doing their job, except when you see them going astray. Alan Ball Read Quote
I certainly feel fortunate in my career to have been able to continue to work in different mediums. I don’t ever want to be the guy who gets really good at one thing and just does that over and over and over again. Alan Ball Read Quote
Life is too mysterious to try to map it out. I’ve certainly lived long enough to know it will take you places you never thought it would take you – and some of those places are kind of wonderful. Alan Ball Read Quote
I am a little suspicious of industry paradigms. I feel like so many movies and TV shows feel so familiar because of over-reliance on these paradigms. Alan Ball Read Quote
