“It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public.”
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I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.
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You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.
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For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn.
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