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.

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.

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.

In the theater, everything is ephemeral. Everything is almost weightless and without a very clear definition of how you made it.

I think that you get something for your acting from almost anything you do.

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.