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Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by.

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Alan Ball
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 13
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Alan Erwin Ball
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I certainly believe that what we perceive as humans is just the tip of the iceberg. I don't necessarily believe in vampires or werewolves or that kind of thing, but I believe there is definitely a realm we don't necessarily have access to.
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Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst.
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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 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.
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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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The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.
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Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.
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I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton are, will tell you it's a great honour.
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I need to feel like the work I'm doing is not necessarily important, but meaningful, at least to me, because otherwise it just becomes a day job. It just becomes factory work and I get really frustrated.
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Once Everton has touched you, nothing will be the same.
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I think sexuality is a window into someone's soul.
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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.
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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.
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It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.
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I think it's very difficult, and it requires a tremendous amount of spiritual integrity and discipline, to not be a narcissist in a culture that encourages it every step of the way.
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When I go home, the last thing I want to do is read about the popular lore of vampires.
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Never underestimate the power of denial.
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You know, I'm gay and I grew up being aware of that at a very early age, in a fairly repressed family.
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The difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television.
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We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.
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