I never really thought about being a director. I just wanted to be an actor.

I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man.

I want you to know， it isn’t always clear in the beginning because as I said I had been on television since I was 19 years old. But around ’94 I got really clear. So don’t expect the clarity to come all at once， to know your purpose right away.

I always tell my kids if you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always help you.

A good building is like a good friend - it gets better with time.

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

世界是如此不可预测。事情突然发生，出乎意料。我们想要感觉到我们能够控制自己的存在。在某些方面我们是，在某些方面我们不是。我们被偶然和巧合的力量所支配。

The essence of architecture is the play of light on form.

成功不是终点，而是一段旅程。