When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he didn't… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
My father was an urchin that lived in Hell's Kitchen. He was part of a family of nine. I mean, there were… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
My father always told me that I was going to be a failure - I think he was more talking about himself,… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
There's a drive in us to express ourselves in some way or form. We pick up whatever material is available. It's primitive.… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
It's a metaphor for what we're being told: "Just stay in the box, kid, don't muddy the water." Parents say it to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
My father probably - he had flashes of creativity - he used to do store windows for fruit stores that he worked… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I think my attitudes about the past are very traditional. You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want to. You… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
In Tokyo, London or Los Angeles people go into McDonald's and the restaurants are identical and people are comfortable. It's unthreatening. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by a lot of stuff. I always was interested in sculpture and painting and music and literature and all those things. There's… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
People live and work in uninspiring environments, but look inside those rooms. Look at the painted walls and the decorations. People rebel even in… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Childhood play is nothing more than an expression of our individuality and preparation for human interaction. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Ideas exist in the marketplace; they are thrown out for everyone to use. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Green issues have been used as a marketing tool. Sometimes these green claims are completely meaningless. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
There are a lot of questions about whether architecture is art. The people who ask that think pretty tract houses are architecture. But that… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I used to read more when I was a kid than I do now. It was all sort of fuel for the fire to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I found myself starting architecture with a deep social, Jewish, liberal conscience, and the belief that architecture is for the people. It was a… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
