Theodore Zeldin

Each person is an enigma. You're a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.

We imagine that human nature doesn't change. We like to say that but I don't think it's true because we have, in the course of the centuries, altered ourselves.

The institution of marriage, if you look at it over many centuries, has come and gone.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

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.