"People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect."

"When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space."

"Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two."

"I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things."

"Creatively, I'd like to achieve not only being an artist, but being a businessman and having my own music home."

"I left home when I was 16 because I was looking for adventure."

"I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good."

"I like structure - like driving: go past the school on the street, stay on the right side, no hitting the car, go in right, you'll see a big church, stop and take a left, and you'll have it. By doing this I'm giving a structure of life, a path of light, and showing what happens between me and me, which is something very beautiful."