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The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It’s not so easily tamed or subdued.

Alan Ball

That’s the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever.
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Afraid Benevolent Entire Force Incredibly Realize Reason Thing
I’m not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.
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I mean certainly, you read about things people did to each other in the pursuit of some mystical or occult goal, and it’s horrifying. But that’s just human nature.
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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.
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Compare Desir Expectation Life Miraculous Reality Suffering Wondrous
That somehow distances us from actually taking part fully with the reality we do have, and that creates suffering.
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In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don’t really get freaked out.
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Collective Legend Life Manifestation Myth Own Supernatural Thing Unconscious
I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton are, will tell you it’s a great honour.
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I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive.
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I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.
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Makes you wonder what else you can do that you’ve forgotten about.
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Else Make Wonder
Once Everton has touched you, nothing will be the same.
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Nothing Once Person Same Touch
It’s easy to look at the vampires as a metaphor for any feared or misunderstood group.
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Easy Fear Group Look Metaphor Misunderstood Vampire
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.
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It’s a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.
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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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I don’t necessarily believe in vampires or werewolves or that kind of thing, but I believe there is definitely a realm we don’t necessarily have access to.
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