Every time I do a project, I always look around and see if (there's) anybody else out there who's exciting. And I go see everyone, but nobody has that little gleam in the eye.

We have to replace beauty, which is a cultural concept, with goodness, which is a humanist concept.

And you spend your evening in your color. The idea is to take things which open (your) mind, that speak to you -- the colors speak to you.

(It's) sort of long corridor that you walk and suddenly you are green,

You create your own decoration. You choose your color, you choose your mood. ... (If) you are depressed, you put some bright yellow and suddenly you are happy.

We want that designation because we want to see that the area is maintained. We want to preserve its historic integrity and keep it stable. And that will help keep property values up.