Skip to main content

Ultimately, physical resemblan...

Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's compelling and makes me care about what happens to them.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

Death is a companion for all o...

Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or not, and it's not necessarily a terrible thing.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

Directing is physically exciti...

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

Happy relationships are boring...

Happy relationships are boring. We all want them in our own life. But I don't want to watch them on TV.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I am a little suspicious of in...

I am a little suspicious of industry paradigms. I feel like so many movies and TV shows feel so familiar because of over-reliance on these paradigms.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I believe forgiveness is possi...

I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I think sexuality is a window ...

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

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I think the world is a place f...

I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I think vampires are a timeles...

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

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I will say that the environmen...

I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I would say try to tell storie...

I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I'd seen 'Interview with A Vam...

I'd seen 'Interview with A Vampire' and saw Dracula movies growing up, but I never thought, 'I love vampires; I have to do a show about vampires.'

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I'm from the South, so while I...

I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

If a scene is longer than thre...

If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

The difference between film an...

The difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

When I go home, the last thing...

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

Alan Ball 81 quotes

You know, I'm gay and I grew u...

You know, I'm gay and I grew up being aware of that at a very early age, in a fairly repressed family.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

I am so spoiled. I cannot watc...

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 81 quotes

I really love storytelling, an...

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 81 quotes

Life is suffering. We have des...

Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous and wondrous, with this reality we desire. That somehow distances us from actually taking part fully with the reality we do have, and that creates suffering. For me, the thing that I love is that it's all about the present moment.

Alan Ball 81 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

23

Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

83

Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

115

Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

219

Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

541

Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

165

Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....