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Alan Ball Quotes

American - Director | May 13, 1957 -

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?

Me Cold Story Movies Why Never

It's easy to look at the vampires as a metaphor for any feared or misunderstood group. It's also easy to look at them as a metaphor for a shadow organization that says one thing and has a completely different agenda on their mind, and anybody who gets in their way, they just get rid of them. Does that sound familiar?

Shadow Mind Organization Easy Look

We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.

Live Community Time Real Where

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.

Integrity Discipline Culture Step

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

Changes Everything Everything Changes

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.

Life Nature People Think You Goal

I certainly believe that what we perceive as humans is just the tip of the iceberg. I don't necessarily believe in vampires or werewolves or that kind of thing, but I believe there is definitely a realm we don't necessarily have access to.

Believe Kind I Believe Iceberg Just

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

People Think Powerful Timeless Tap

Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.

Way Just Vampires Around Metaphors

I was conveniently bisexual for a long time, and then I went, 'Come on, who am I kidding?' And I have to say, it was the single biggest step I took toward emotional well-being, to stop feeling like I had to hide who I am.

Time I Am Step Long Hide Stop

I guess in America we're so sold on this ideal of the perfect, well-adjusted family that is able to confront any conflict and, with true love and understanding, work things through. I'm sure they do exist, but I never knew any of them.

Work Family Love True Love Conflict

Beauty is in the strangest places. A piece of garbage floating in the wind. And that beauty exists in America. It exists everywhere. You have to develop an eye for it and be able to see it.

Beauty Wind Eye America You Places

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