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Thom Mayne Quotes

You might say that when you step inside, you're entering a honorific space, but that's something totally different than experiencing it. And in architecture the experience comes first. That has the deepest effect on us.

Thom Mayne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: architect
Nationality: american
Birth: January 19, 1942

Topics

Experience Architecture Step Space

I ran 'Top of the Pops' from the perspective of a DJ. So I would identify the best dancer and the best-dressed audience member and make them part of the show. They were as important as any of the bands.

Jimmy Savile

Best Perspective DJ Important Top

I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.

Jodie Foster

Life Creative Famous My Life Need

I think youth will always be connected to the strongest music at the time because... I don't want to use the word 'tribal,' but there was this sort of familial affiliation that people would feel with the music they were listening to.

John Darnielle

Music Time People Youth Listening

One of the things that always disappointed me as a kid, growing up, was when you could tell the singer had a fancy for something different and turned the band into something else.

Andy Biersack

Me Growing Up You Growing Singer Up

One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.

Andre Leon Talley

Humble Architecture Imagination Paris

I haven't seen 'The Revenant,' but I'm sure it was great because it has a lot of talent involved.

Robert Redford

Great Talent Involved Seen Sure Lot

I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.

Ron Chernow

Relationship Angry Strong Back Talk

What I'm finding is there's an awful lot about adoption and relinquishment and the complicated nature of family that we, as human beings, haven't been able to have a real discussion about yet without a lot of censorship.

Mary Gauthier

Family Nature Finding Complicated

Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Nature Deep Trees Down Height Oak

I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel.

Colleen McCullough

I Am Writing Want Will Touch More

I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.

Wynton Marsalis

Myself People Saying Sound Miles

There's no background of creativity in my family; there are no actors or musicians.

Richard Madden

Family Creativity Musicians