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I started writing 'Southern Baptist Sissies' right after I had written the screenplay for 'Sordid Lives', so that's when I started on a darker path in telling the truth about my journey in the church, but there was still a lot of funny.

~Del Shores

Topics: About After Baptist Church Darker Funny Had Journey Lives Lot My Journey Path Right Screenplay Sissies Southern Started Still Telling Telling The Truth Truth Writing Written

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When I wrote 'Southern Baptist Sissies,' that was the first time that I really ventured out into pure drama with themes where there was not one laugh sometimes. But I've always gravitated organically to blending tones and usually get good reviews about that. That's what life is about.

~Del Shores

Topics: About Always Baptist Blending Drama First First Time Get Good Laugh Life Organically Out Pure Really Reviews Sissies Sometimes Southern Themes Time Tones Where Wrote

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As a kid, I was always inspired by the comedy of Carol Burnett. I loved Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon's 'Mama's Family'.

~Del Shores

Topics: Always Burnett Carol Carol Burnett Comedy Family Inspired Kid Loved Mama

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'Sordid' is rather unique. That's why so many gay fans are comfortable to share 'Sordid Lives' with their families. It's not really a gay story. It's just much more a family story that happens to have gay members, which most people do.

~Del Shores

Topics: Comfortable Families Family Fans Gay Happens Just Lives Many Members More Most Much People Rather Really Share Story Unique Which Why

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'Queer as Folk' is gay gay gay gay gay.

~Del Shores

Topics: Folk Gay Queer

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In late 1999, I was walking down Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks with my late producing partner Sharyn Lane after a day of editing 'Sordid Lives.' We passed the Psychic Book Store and decided to go in and get a reading. We weren't believers, but what the hell? We needed a sign.

~Del Shores

Topics: After Believers Book Boulevard Day Decided Down Editing Get Go Hell Lane Late Lives Needed Oak Partner Passed Producing Psychic Reading Sign Store Walking Were

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I came from the theatre, which had given me opportunities in television as well as a film adaptation of my second play 'Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got The Will?' for MGM.

~Del Shores

Topics: Adaptation Came Daddy Film Given Got Had Me Opportunities Play Second Television Theatre Well Which Will I Came Mgm

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I can't tell you how many letters I've gotten where someone showed 'Sordid Lives' to their mom, dad, or family and used it as a tool to come out.

~Del Shores

Topics: Come Dad Family Gotten How Letters Lives Many Mom Out Someone Tell Tool Used Where You

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I have no regrets of fighting for four years to get 'Sordid Lives' on the small screen. It was a fantasy. I mean, I got to work with amazing actors like Rue McClanahan!

~Del Shores

Topics: Actor Amazing Fantasy Fighting Four Get Got Like Lives Mean No Regrets Regrets Screen Small Work Years

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I don't discriminate against straight or gay people in casting; I'm open to good acting.

~Del Shores

Topics: Acting Against Casting Discriminate Gay Good Good Acting Open People Straight

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: December 3rd, 1957

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