Top 17 Rafael Vinoly Quotes
#1. In the theater, everything is ephemeral. Everything is almost weightless and without a very clear definition of how you made it.
#2. Buildings are forms of performances.
#3. Just because you're damaged doesn't mean you must damage others. You have choices. We all make them every day.
#4. The 2-D movie works as well as the 3-D movie. I want to make sure that people like the 2-D version. It's not a gimmick. It actually improves the viewing experience, but the movie stands on its own.
#5. Everyone complains that we can no longer intake huge chunks of text. I find that a reason to celebrate. It's something that has deep roots in modernism, stretching from the Futurists' use of typography to Pound's use of ideograms to concrete poetry.
#6. The most important thing about Jazz at Lincoln Center is the fact that it's the first time that perhaps the most important art form in American culture has a place to really exhibit itself and dedicated to its own particular conditions of performance.
#7. If you do not love yourself to the depth of totality, you will never love love as a reality.
#8. I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When I'm playing the piano is literally the only time I can be completely abstract and disconnected from the regular world and yet be connected - to my music.
#9. I don't like the idea of other people poring over my secrets. I don't even know if I have any secrets.
#10. Music, first of all, is completely about abstraction, which is exactly what architecture is not. In a way, it has been incredibly constructive to know what true abstraction is. So you don't fall into the trap of thinking that what you do is abstract.
#11. Architects feel empowered to give opinions about politics and sociology and philosophy without knowing much about it. Kind of in the same way that they think they can design furniture or fashion or utensils for dining.
#12. I'm an expert on surfing the channels, so I'm always able to find something strange. Or I watch C-Span. I can watch a conference on oceanography, or whatever, for hours.
#13. My wife and I thought we were in love, but it turned out to be benign
#14. There are only two markets, ultraluxury and subsidized housing.
#15. I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteristic, but in some cases you just fall flat.
#16. I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and spices. Experiment with garlic, cilantro, basil and other fresh herbs on vegetables to make them taste great.
#17. I'm going to stop a revolution,' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me.
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