I try to tell the best story, and the story that has some heart and some genuine terror and some social commentary and some comedy and some romance and some sex and some violence. Alan Ball comedycommentarygenuine Change image and share on social
'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. Alan Ball bloodcharacterdiffer Change image and share on social
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. Alan Ball choculaconsciousnesscount share on social
I don't believe in any particular definition of the afterlife, but I do believe we're spiritual creatures and more than our biology and that energy cannot be destroyed, but can change. I don't know what the afterlife is going to be, but I'm not afraid of it. Alan Ball afraidafterlifebiology share on social
Most of us live in artificial environments and then we go to work in artificial environments and the world becomes something that you see through a window. Alan Ball artificialenvironmentlive Change image and share on social
Well, here's the thing with relationships on 'True Blood': Once they happen then you have to throw a monkey-wrench into them, because to have people be happy is not that exciting. Alan Ball bloodexcithappen Change image and share on social
I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional and well adjusted and can face conflict in a non-emotional and non-destructive way, and those are the people I try to surround myself with in my life. But as characters, they bore me. Alan Ball adjustbearcharacter share on social
I need to feel like the work I'm doing is not necessarily important, but meaningful, at least to me, because otherwise it just becomes a day job. It just becomes factory work and I get really frustrated. Alan Ball dayfactoryfeel share on social
I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell. Alan Ball careopposesell Change image and share on social
Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or not, and it's not necessarily a terrible thing. Alan Ball acknowledgeawarecompanion Change image and share on social
