Some of the best art occurs when people are oppressed. That's just what we do as a species when something shakes us up.

The simplest way to say it is that I think we're all dealt these cards in life, but the cards in and of themselves don't read one way or the other. It's up to you to home in and cultivate whatever you've got in your hand.

There's no better feeling than just going in and just working with someone and what comes out is something that the world knows about.

Whatever you want to do is more than possible. It’s what you haven’t dreamt of yet that will blow your mind

I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style mansion, like his idea of it.

Tokyo is like the New York of Asia. Although the people there are all basically from Japan, they celebrate what they like about various cultures.

The element of harmony is super important.