Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I'd had to tell them.
“It is a dark, dark world. If you're going to be in a dark world, I can't think of any better one to be in. I still think I'm very lucky to be in it.”
“Classicism becomes avant-garde when everyone else is doing their utmost to develop new stylistic forms. I think it's healthy to return to classical forms.”