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The vampire movies I embraced as a kid used vampirism as a metaphor that expressed deep sadness and a lot of human qualities.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Deep Embraced Expressed Human Human Qualities Kid Lot Metaphor Movies Qualities Sadness Used Vampire

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I sort of forgot about 'Z Channel' after it went off the air in 1989, but once Jason Resnick of Focus Features made the suggestion, I became obsessed all over again. I still am. I'll probably be this way until I'm 80, babbling about 'Z Channel.'

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: About After Again Air Am Became Channel Features Focus Forgot Jason Made Obsessed Off Once Over Sort Still Suggestion Until Way

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I tell myself, 'If I can wake up each day and be excited about what I'm doing, then I must be happy.' But then again, maybe I'm in denial.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: About Again Be Happy Day Denial Doing Each Each Day Excited Happy Maybe Must Myself Tell Then Up Wake Wake Up I Can

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I've noticed that when people make vampire movies, they're always determining which of the rules they're going to stick to and which they'll abandon.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Abandon Always Determining Going Make Movies Noticed People Rules Stick Vampire Which

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It's a bloody shame that all the video stores have gone, I'll tell you. Everything's so mechanical now. It's all so if-you-liked-this-then-you'll-like-this. There's no picking something out, or finding some brilliant person to open up new worlds for you.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Bloody Brilliant Everything Finding Gone Mechanical New Now Open Out Person Picking Shame Some Something Stores Tell Up Video Worlds You

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I'm not cynical, but I don't really want to have a boyfriend or husband again.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Again Boyfriend Cynical Husband Really Want

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Love is a component of many different things - the baggage you bring, the moment, what you need in your life, seeing someone as a portal for understanding everything, and all the intensity that brings. It's not something to count on and act like it's a stable thing.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Act Baggage Bring Brings Component Count Different Different Things Everything Intensity Life Like Love Love Is Many Moment Need Seeing Someone Something Stable Thing Things Understanding You Your

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I think of making a movie in such a romantic way.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Making Movie Romantic Think Way I Think

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I think vampires are different from human beings, but they're sentenced to eternity on this planet. They have the same confusion about love and permanence, integrity, and denial. These qualities really are the same in vampire characters as in humans. I think they're universal themes.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: About Beings Characters Confusion Denial Different Eternity Human Human Beings Humans Integrity Love Permanence Planet Qualities Really Same Themes Think Universal Vampire Vampires I Think

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I think the reason vampire movies have been so popular over time is that they share so many parallels with human beings.

~Alexandra Cassavetes

Topics: Been Beings Human Human Beings Many Movies Over Parallels Popular Reason Share Think Time Vampire I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 21st, 1965

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