You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.

I don't know how to overcome this perception that I'm extravagant.

In an ideal world, pressure should come from below and from the top.

Man, there's another freedom out there, and it comes from somewhere else, and that somewhere else is the place I'm interested in.

Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.

For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it.

A new idea is obsolete in seconds, right? I just said it and now it's obsolete.