Alan Ball Characters Quotations

'True Blood' differs from 'Six Feet Under' in that there are way more characters and plot-lines, but fundamentally it's still about the characters and their emotions.

We love these characters and we love them even when they're unlikable, ... We always see the pain and suffering behind the unlikable behavior.

The die-hard fans of this show really felt a connection to these characters and it was upsetting to them when he died,

I didn't want to create a world of heroes and villains. I wanted to create a world of infinite complexity and confusion, ... I just wanted to see characters try to live an authentic life in a world that's increasingly inauthentic.