220 Quotes by Frank Gehry

I don’t think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buildings for their major public buildings.

The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. I tell this to my students: It’s not about copying me or my logic systems. It’s about allowing yourself to be yourself.

If I knew where I was going, I wouldn’t do it. When I can predict or plan it, I don’t do it.

People ask me if I’m an artist or an architect. But I think they’re the same.

Each project, I suffer like I’m starting over again in life. There’s a lot of healthy insecurity that fuels this stuff.

Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. ‘The client made me do this.’ ‘The city made me do this.’ ‘Oh, the budget.’ I don’t believe that anymore.

Some people may say my curved panels look like sails. Well, I am a sailor, so I guess I probably do use that metaphor in my work – though not consciously.

There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two categories – simple.

I like the idea of collaboration – it pushes you. It’s a richer experience...