I always say to young people when they ask me how I work, I always say to them, the only time you've ever going to do something good is if you have a good client. And by good I mean all kinds of things. Lawrence Halprin clientgoodhave share on social
And I think one of the tasks that I always feel is how to get that vision out of them. Not exactly what they want, but what they want to accomplish for themselves or their community or their family. Lawrence Halprin accomplishcommunityfamily Change image and share on social
Because one of the benefits of getting older, I guess-there are very few benefits, really - most of them are a pain in the butt. People depend on me more; they believe in me more, they think I'm good. Lawrence Halprin benefitbuttdepend Change image and share on social
Of all the Jedis I saw in the film, Yoda's the only one I like. Lawrence Halprin filmjedisyoda Change image and share on social
The war, as I felt it and a lot of my compatriots felt it, was a creative act. Lawrence Halprin actcompatriotcreative Change image and share on social
I suppose and I hope that the young guys who are out there losing their lives at least feel the same way I did. I shouldn't think about this very much because I'm almost weeping when I think about it. Lawrence Halprin feelguyhope Change image and share on social
And you finally get to a consensus, where you get a sense of what really ought to be done, and then they give it to me and then I draw it. I mean draw it in the sense, the philosophical sense. Lawrence Halprin consensusdrawfinally Change image and share on social
One of the things I thought a lot about was how can we get the views, for instance, the main plaza, you look up to Telegraph Hill from there and therefore it would be a disaster to close that view off. Lawrence Halprin closedisasterhill share on social
One is, that they will feel about you that you're going to make something wonderful for them. And they help you by expressing themselves. Not telling you how to do it, but encouraging you and accepting your vision and working with you on that kind of a level. Lawrence Halprin acceptencourageexpress share on social
Because the quality of living with nature and allowing it to manifest itself is different than the quality of living in a city, especially a dense city. Lawrence Halprin allowcitydense Change image and share on social
