Camille Paglia

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is the madness of human life.

I remember turning 'The Sopranos' on once and within two minutes nearly throwing a brick through the screen.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.