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

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And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made a tremendous amount of sense. What I liked that was missing from my experience of Christianity growing up was a sort of acceptance, a sort of being OK with being imperfect and not focusing on the sin.

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I was conveniently bisexual for a long time, and then I went, 'Come on, who am I kidding?' And I have to say, it was the single biggest step I took toward emotional well-being, to stop feeling like I had to hide who I am.

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We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.

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My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

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I know a lot of shows are like, 'Here's the pages,' right before they start filming. I'd have a heart attack. The anxiety would be way too much for me. I don't have as strong a backbone as those other show writers.

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

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The idea of celibate vampires is ridiculous. To me, vampires are sex. I don't get a vampire story about abstinence. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.

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Never underestimate the power of denial.

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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life.

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I'm not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.

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I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.

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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 to be one, and it was just a waste of time.

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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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Most of us live in artificial environments and then we go to work in artificial environments and the world becomes something that you see through a window.

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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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You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure.

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A lot of times, the choice of the right song will save a scene. Or there will be a scene that's a little flat and you put in the right song and somehow it just comes alive.

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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 compelling and makes me care about what happens to them.

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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.'

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