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?

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

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.

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.