Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.

I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.

There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.

The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.

It's the idea of a multi-sensory experience stemming from music that opened my interest into painting, to be honest.

Life and people are complex. A writer as an artist doesn't have the personality of a politician. We don't see the world that simply.

I've always loved comic books. As a kid, I used to read cowboy stories and historical comics about other worlds, unknown places that would take me out of myself and which helped to develop my imagination.

I often think about the many remarkable things that my personal computer can do which I never ask it to do. I probably use a small fraction of its capabilities. I often wonder if the same dynamic occurs with our capacity for creativity.