Alan Ball

There is a fetishization of victimization in our culture. And I just am not interested in victimhood.

I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about abstinence?

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.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Why do we cling to bigotry? Because bigotry, plainly, is convenient. It is a near-effortless way to both elevate one's stature and make a pity grab in this culture of victims that we have become.