I think there's something very lovely and hilarious about exploring the particular neuroses of the female mind. It's just not the same thing with men. I mean, there are exceptions, but for the most part, women beat themselves up in their heads more. They overanalyze stuff far more than men do.
Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations.
Pearl Bailey, Actress (1918) |
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, Novelist (1831) |
Earl Campbell, Athlete (1955) |
Jennifer Capriati, Athlete (1976) |
Billy Carter, Celebrity (1937) |
James E. Casey, Businessman (1888) |
Perry Farrell, Musician (1959) |
Martin Fleischmann, Scientist (1927) |
Robert Gibbs, Public Servant (1971) |
Brendan Gleeson, Actor (1955) |
Joyce Cary, Novelist (1957) |
Helene Deutsch, Psychologist (1982) |
Helge Ingstad, Explorer (2001) |
Otto Hermann Kahn, Businessman (1934) |
John Keble, Clergyman (1866) |