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I have always felt if you know what
you're going to do in advance, then you won't do it.
Your creativity starts with whether you're curious or not.
Roll them.
Action.
When you build a building--
any building-- start with the simple block model
to see where that goes.
Most of our cities are built with just faceless glass,
only for economies and not for humanities.
As an artist, I've got constraints.
Gravity is one of them.
But within all those constraints,
I have 15% of freedom to make my art.
I'm always trying to express movement.
I was fascinated with the fold, so basic to our first feelings
of love and warmth.
These ideas are scary as hell to tell to the client.
They can reject you.
And they will.
But you've got to find your own voice.
Create the logic for it as you go.
Stretch it into another place.
I'm just telling you how I did it and why I did it.
Whatever you do, promise me that every project you make
or design, you'll take the risk of doing something
for humanity.
I'm Frank Gehry, and this is my MasterClass.
You'd think I'd know when to quit.