"I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right."

"Perhaps we don't need these religious concoctions to pillow the fear of death. Just the fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That's enough for me."

"I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion."

"That's the most important thing to me - that if I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together."

"I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly."

"Architecture is restricted to such a limited vocabulary. A building is either a high-rise or a perimeter block or a town house."

"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move."

"When house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent."