I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.

I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together - has never left me.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

Now before we get into anything, ladies, no scratching, no spitting and no tattling to mummy.

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.

We don't have any problem finding enough things to do; the problem we have is making sure we don't overload ourselves inadvertently.

... maybe that's all anyone who writes or paints or sculpts is doing anyway -- excusing themselves for refusing to live like other people or be like them.

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.

From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past.

Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.

You read a lot. - Safer than going on a real adventure

Don't just view me as an actor.