The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost.

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.

To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.

Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.

You couldn't put me in a social group setting. I'm probably a terrible anarchist deep down.

To fly, we have to have resistance. It's all about turbulence. Reacting to images of wave patterns in fluid motion.

My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what you need to convey. I like editing. I like it very tight.