"If a scene is longer than three pages,……" — Alan Ball
"If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason."
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40 Quotes by Alan Ball
Alan Ball has 40 quotes on this site.
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I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'
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I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take…
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I'm a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not…
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I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them.
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Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by.
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Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.
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And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort…
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In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious.…
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Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's…
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Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or…
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Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.
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Happy relationships are boring. We all want them in our own life. But I don't want to watch them on…
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