Anybody I talk to agrees that maybe 2 percent of the building environment since the war, we could call architecture.

The thing is, I hate the celebrity architect thing. I just do my work.

Democracy is a problem and we don't want to get rid of it.

Everybody's an artist. Unfortunately we don't treat them as such.

Childhood play is nothing more than an expression of our individuality and preparation for human interaction.

If I knew where I was going, I wouldn't do it. When I can predict or plan it, I don't do it.

Just because you are an architect and make decent buildings does not mean that you can suddenly become a set designer for one of the best avant-garde dancers in the world.