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We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.

~Alan Ball

Topics: Culture Live Men Okay Patriarchal Women

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

~Alan Ball

Topics: Am Culture Interested Just Not Interested Our Victimization

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Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from.

~Alan Ball

Topics: Coming Matter Racism Ridiculous Where

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You cannot hold a child accountable to the same standards that you hold an adult accountable to.

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Topics: Accountable Adult Cannot Child Hold Same Standards You

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I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them.

~Alan Ball

Topics: Acting Actor American Beneath Career Movie Television Them Thinking Used Who

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I think sexuality is a window into someone's soul.

~Alan Ball

Topics: Sexuality Someone Soul Think Window I Think

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

~Alan Ball

Topics: People Powerful Tap Think Timeless Vampires I Think

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I am so spoiled. I cannot watch a show where it gets interrupted for ads. I have to TiVo it and skip through the ads, because the culture of advertising is so false and phony that I just... ugh, you know?

~Alan Ball

Topics: Ads Advertising Am Because Cannot Culture False Gets Interrupted Just Know Phony Show Skip Spoiled Through Watch Where You I Am

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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

Topics: Daily Details Existence Fault Find Go Going Happens Harder Know Level Life Lot Moment Mundane Now Really Right Years You Your

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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

Topics: Closest Come Having Incredibly Love Process Really Religion Reveal Stories Storytelling Themselves I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: May 13th, 1957

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