That's what you have to find in architecture. You have to find your signature. When you find it, you're the only expert on it. People can say they like it or don't like it. They can argue about it, but it's yours.

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.

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

I don't make things with my hands, although I studied woodworking and made furniture.

I don't micromanage the interiors. People ask me to and I say no. I don't want to control everything.

You've got to like the people you work with.