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Artists dismiss me as an architect, so I'm not in their box, and architects dismiss me as an artist, so I'm not in their box.
Frank Gehry
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Frank Gehry
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: February 28
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We don't see the banality, but we accept banality. We accept it as inevitable, and it's not.
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When you agree to collaborate, you agree to jump off a cliff holding hands with everyone, hoping the resourcefulness of each will insure that you all land on your feet.
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The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.
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If I knew where I was going, I wouldn't do it. When I can predict or plan it, I don't do it.
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People are searching for something they don't have in their lives. There's an unfulfilled need.
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That's what you have to find in architecture. You have to find your signature. When you find it, you're the only expert on it. People can say they like it or don't like it. They can argue about it, but it's yours.
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