“The architect works for so many years building it, and the moment you ...” — Santiago Calatrava Quote

The architect works for so many years building it, and the moment you deliver it to the people is the moment when you are unnecessary.

I don't go running after publicity.

Bridges and stations are very strongly related to the development of a city.

A new building should deliver a feeling of hope.

Working with artistic people is very special, especially when they are so professional.

I joined the WGA when I got a writing job at 'Saturday Night Live.' That job was the first time I ever experienced financial stability. My parents, a civil engineer and an architect, are both college-educated, hard-working, talented and productive, but live in a country where that's just not enough.

The architect aspires to build in a city as the artist aspires to exhibit his works in a museum.

Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be whatever you dream.

So I was shampooing at 14. But I've always thought that had I the opportunity for an education, I would have been an architect. There's no question about it.