Time Is Just A Blur For Me.

When I Was A Kid, My Father Didn't Really Have Much Hope For Me. He Thought I Was A Dreamer; He Didn't Think I Would Amount To Anything. My Mother Also.

My Father Was An Urchin That Lived In Hell's Kitchen. He Was Part Of A Family Of Nine. I Mean, There Were Times That Were Better And Worse, But Mostly, By The Time We Got To L.a., They'd Lost Whatever They Had. And It Was A Sad Time. And Both He And I Became Truck Drivers For Different Companies.

I Never Said I Was Opposed To The Leed Program Or To Green Building - I'm Not.

The Idealism [in Architecture] Is In The Formal Arrangement, The Relationship To The City, The Use Of Materials That Are Available To Me. That's Where I Say Our Powers Are Limited.

The Game Is If The Orchestra Can Hear Each Other, They Play Better. If They Play Better And There's A Tangible Feeling Between The Orchestra And The Audience, If They Feel Each Other, The Audience Responds And The Orchestra Feels It.