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

What I have learned about museum buildings is that buildings have to have iconic presentations. The position of the art museum vis-a-vis other civic buildings needs to be hierarchal in the community. It has to be equal to the library and the courthouse.

The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.

A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. My home has to be filled with stuff - mostly paintings, sculpture, my fish lamps, cardboard furniture, lots of books.

The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself.

It's not elitist to acknowledge that everyone has a unique signature and everyone is different.

The back of Saint Peter's is one of the finest pieces of architecture I've ever seen.