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
series
What the series is all about is: We die. So while we're here, let's live fully.
characters differs feet
'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.
count vampires whatever
I don't really know what it is about vampires that makes them such a powerful symbol, metaphor, whatever in people's consciousness. But I do know they're tremendously powerful. I mean, there's a vampire on 'Sesame Street.' And Count Chocula. I don't know why it's so powerful.
feet full primal sway time
'Six Feet Under' was about repressing our deepest, most primal impulses, and 'True Blood' is about giving full sway to them all the time. In a way they are like yin and yang.
football believe luck
I'm not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.
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.
believe vampire tip-of-the-iceberg
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.
racism matter ridiculous
Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from.
successful strive do-the-best
Not everything is going to be successful. To strive for that is really naive. You just do the best you can do.
mean people cost
My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.
school care students
I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.
death important facts
The fact that we die, that makes life important. It's hard to take, but it's the truth.