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.

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

Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.

Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.

You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.

My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.

I cannot force a design; I do not see this process as being under my conscious control.