The Nature of Zelig's Conformity
Bruno Bettelheim:
The question of whether Zelig was a psychotic or merely neurotic was a question that was endlessly discussed among his doctors. Now I myself felt his feelings were really not all that different from the normal, what one would call the well-adjusted, normal person, only carried to an extreme degree, to an extreme extent. I myself felt that one could really think of him as the ultimate conformist.
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Zelig's Identity as a Triple Threat
Narrator: [[Ku Klux Klan]
The ], who saw Zelig as a Jew, that could turn himself into a Negro and a Chinaman, saw him as a triple threat.
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Zelig's Multifaceted Legal Troubles Explained
Narrator: [[lawsuit]
That Zelig could be responsible for the behavior of each of the personalities he assumed means dozens of ]s. He is sued for bigamy, adultery, automobile accidents, plagiarism, household damages, negligence, property damages, and performing unnecessary dental extractions.
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A Young Boy's Quest for Understanding
Leonard Zelig: [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher, under hypnotism; [meaning of life]
I'm 12 years old. I run into the synagogue. I ask the rabbi the ]. He tells me the meaning of life, but he tells it to me in Hebrew. I don't understand Hebrew. Then he wants to charge me $600 for Hebrew lessons.
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Apologies for Unconventional Life Decisions
Leonard Zelig:
I would like to apologize to everyone. I . . . I'm awfully sorry for, for marrying all those women. It just, I don't know, it just seemed like the thing to do. My deepest apology goes to the Trochman family in Detroit. I . . . I never delivered a baby before in my life, and I . . . I just thought that ice tongs was the way to do it. And to the, to the gentleman who's appendix I took out, I... I'm, I don't know what to say, if it's any consolation I... I may still have it somewhere around the house.
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Exploring the Limits of Human Experience
Leonard Zelig:
But I've never flown before in my life, and it shows exactly what you can do, if you're a total psychotic!
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Cycle of Violence in Family Dynamics
Leonard Zelig: [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher]
My brother beat me. My sister beat my brother. My father beat my sister, my brother, and me. My mother beat my father, my sister, my brother, and me. The neighbors beat our family. The family down the street beat the neighbors and our family.
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Zelig's Reflection on Freud's Theories
Leonard Zelig: [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher; [w:Sigmund Freud|Freud; [w:Vienna|Vienna; [w:Penis envy|penis envy]
I worked with ] in ]. We broke over the concept of ]. Freud felt that it should be limited to women.
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Zelig's Unique Case of Siamese Twins
Leonard Zelig: [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher]
I have an interesting case. I'm treating two sets of Siamese twins with split personalities. I'm getting paid by eight people.
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The Beauty of Baseball Watching
Leonard Zelig:
I love baseball. You know, it doesn't have to mean anything. It's just very beautiful to watch.
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The Significance of Pancakes in Zelig
Leonard Zelig: [to Dr. Eudora Fletcher]
Oh . . . the pancakes!
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