I probably have fundamentally antisocial tendencies. I never took one extracurricular activity. I just failed utterly at that level. Part of me still rebels against that.

I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination.

Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have.

All my work is much more peaceful than I am.

You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist. I make things.

To fly we have to have resistance.

When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they' be censored. We were a very insular little family.