And I realized, when I'd come in to the meetings with these corrugated metal and chain link stuff, and people would just look at me like I'd just landed from Mars. But I couldn't do anything else. That was my response to the people and the time. Frank Gehry chaincorrugateland share on social
One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Frank Gehry artistberninigian Change image and share on social
The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that. Frank Gehry adviceartisthave Change image and share on social
I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did, and I get the sweats, I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. Frank Gehry approachinsecurityproject Change image and share on social
I would like to make a building as intellectually driven as it is sculptural and as positive as it would be acceptable to hope. Frank Gehry acceptablebuilddrive Change image and share on social
Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They're modernist, they're cold, and now architects want to go back to that. Frank Gehry architectbackbland Change image and share on social
Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place, and it works over the generations because people go on vacation and they look for it. Frank Gehry architecturegenerationidealistic Change image and share on social
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. Frank Gehry anymorearchitecturebudget Change image and share on social
When I went to Harvard and studied planning, I found I didn't have the skills or the strength to become the kind of public person who could go out and lobby government agencies. Frank Gehry agencyfindgovernment Change image and share on social
My father was an urchin that lived in Hell's Kitchen. He was part of a family of nine. I mean, there were times that were better and worse, but mostly, by the time we got to L.A., they'd lost whatever they had. And it was a sad time. And both he and I became truck drivers for different companies. Frank Gehry badlycompanydriver share on social