Alan Ball Quotes

Vampires have always been hot. They are one of our most durable monsters. It's one of those stories that galvanizes us early and it's always going on.

When I go home, the last thing I want to do is read about the popular lore of vampires.

When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.

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

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.

I have always been into the darker side of things and love the mystery and sexiness of vampires.

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

Vampires are always going to be sexy.

People have always had a fascination with the supernatural going back to the beginning of time and with vampires in particular. This phenomenon is not new.

As you study vampire legend throughout history, it goes back to almost every culture. South Africa, Indonesia, crazy places have that legend and that idea of immortality.

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

I like vampires.

It's cool to play a vampire.

Vampires are a genre now.

Vampires to me have always been very sexy.

The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.

Vampires were an excellent springboard. I still love them; they fascinate me.

Are vampires kinky? I didn't know.

The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, they aren't monsters from the get-go, they're human beings first... and so what kind of human you are would dictate what kind of vampire you would be.

More immediately, I'm currently working on another Dracula in which there will be connections with ancient Egypt. That's about as far as I want to go in commenting on current work.

The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him.

I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one.

Vampires have become tragic or romantic figures. Vampire are largely seduction tales. They're no longer the scary creature in the dark.

I grew up on Stephen King, reading the books. I love the small town, 1950s feel to it, that nostalgia, and that old America. What happens when something weird starts happening to all these people, something other-worldly, something demonic?

I happen to like vampires more than zombies.