I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed. Alan Ball carefindhigh Change image and share on social
Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable. Alan Ball clockdirectenjoyable Change image and share on social
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. Alan Ball bringcarecharacter Change image and share on social
Life is infinitely complex, and I feel like we live in a culture that really seems to want to simplify it into sound bites and bromides, and that does not work. Alan Ball bitebromidecomplex Change image and share on social
I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region. Alan Ball findfondnessgeographical Change image and share on social
It's a lot harder to find fault with the mundane details of daily existence when you really, really know on a cellular level that you're going to go, and that this moment, right now, is life. Life isn't what happens to you in 20 years. This moment, right now, is your life. Alan Ball cellulardailydetail share on social
My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost. Alan Ball backbeliefcost Change image and share on social
It's hard for me to get interested in stories that ignore death, which is what American marketing culture would like to do: pretend that death doesn't exist, that you can buy immortality; just buy these products, and you'll be forever young and happy. Alan Ball americanbuyculture share on social
I really love storytelling, and I love the stories as they reveal themselves. It's an incredibly nourishing process; it's probably the closest I come to having a religion. Alan Ball closeincrediblylove Change image and share on social
'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. Alan Ball blooddeepfoot Change image and share on social
