My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar.

Our lives are given meaning by our actions-accomplishments made while we are "here" that extend beyond our own time.

I though about what death is, what a loss is. A sharp pain that lessens with time, but can never quite heal over. A scar. The idea occurred to me there on the site. Take a knife and cut open the earth, and with time the grass would heal it. As if you cut open the rock and polished it.

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.

I like to think of my work as creating a private conversation with each person, no matter how public each work is and no matter how many people are present

I'm not in a hurry to do a lot of projects. I am very resolved in each project I take on.

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