Really, Mexico City has always been this big, complex monster of a city that has always had real problems and needs, and I've always found my way through it in different ways.

As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive.

I suppose I was a frustrated artist. I like fitting things together, and there are plenty of different ways to do that with real estate.

Antonio Sanchez is from Mexico City. I met him at a Pat Metheny concert. He did a solo, and I thought, 'This is an octopus man!'

At a very young age, I was influenced enormously by Julio Cortazar or Carlos Fuentes. In that literature, there's always an exploration of different perspectives, points of view.

I'm really an animal guy. I express myself in different ways as an animal.