"Everything is really about lighting."

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“Appearance is everything. I find that a view is secondary. Even in those apartments on the East River, it's dull, looking out at those little boats.”

“We were about ways to show money.”

“A la Rothschild, a style I define as many good things used irreverently.”

“Having people be impressed with a house is not a compliment. You don't want them to say, 'What a place!' You want them to sit down and enjoy it.”

“I'll accept commissions from anyone who isn't frightened by my proposals.”

“I'll be dragged from the last room I do, screaming, 'More!'”

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