My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels.

I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.

Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.

The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.

I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.