I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an 'ism' kind of bothers me.

New York was a place I wanted to live and work all along. If I wasn't going to live in Israel, I had to live in New York.

I believe that people are fundamentally are decent. And, yes, you will have people that sometimes will misbehave.

You can just never desist. You have to always push back, whatever the pressures put on you.

I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an 'ism' kind of bothers me.

For two years nobody talked about anything other than the name arrangement. There was no fund-raising and no progress being made on construction and design.

I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take the long view.