How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now.

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

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.

I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd.

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.

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical.