I think architecture could be understood as the construction of realities, or the construction of worlds.

I think regionalism was a little easier before mass communication was made possible. This is not to say that regionalism doesn't exist anymore. I think it does.

The idea of morphology of languages is something that I'm really interested in.

Aesthetics is both politics and philosophy, a series of agreements and disagreements between subjective minds.

The moment you put something down on paper it forces you to organize and arrange these thoughts a little better.

What's interesting in archaeology is that we always understand other cultures by digging up their cities; architecture is almost always a way for us to formulate a diagram of how people used to live.

Morphology happens over time. It's not necessarily a bad thing.

The diagram of the house is a portrait of the family, a true portrait, whether it's sad or happy.

The world is meaningless and therefore it's funny.

Setting up absurd worlds with rules to violate - it's one of the things I hope to achieve with my work.

Architecture, in itself, at the end of the day, is a rational profession.

That's what we all do : endlessly take the long way around.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear.

I'm a method actor as well as a method singer.

I do so like all-encompassing words. Verb, adjective, noun. Yes, you are shitted.

I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

This religion (Islam) recognizes all men as brothers. It accepts all human beings as equals before God, and as equal members in the Human Family of Mankind.

I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier.

Swallow the stars until you are one with the universe, with all-pervading universal life.

I want the President to look across the country and find the best man woman or minority that he can find