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.

I didn't have anyone to play with so I made up my own world.

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

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.

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

For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn.

If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light.