Alan Ball Thinking Quotations

I think sexuality is a window into someone's soul.

In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don't really get freaked out. I mean certainly, you read about things people did to each other in the pursuit of some mystical or occult goal, and it's horrifying. But that's just human nature.

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.

I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.

I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.

I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people's psyches.

I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them.

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.