Peter Zumthor Quotes

It's good to make your own things because you can have control of your own art.

If you're an actor, you're at the mercy of a script. You've got far more control if you're the photographer.

The maker movement is about people who want to gain more control of the human design world that they interact with every day. Instead of accepting off-the-shelf solutions from institutions and corporations, makers would like to make, modify, and repair their own tools, clothing, food, toys, furniture, and other physical objects.

I like to control my films from beginning to end, to write them the way I want.

We got full artistic integrity and autonomy over what we were doing, and that was the main important thing that kept our band alive.

I've got at least one tiny corner of the universe I can make just the way I want it.

I just went and got an agent because I thought I can create my own world - you can't right your own life, but you can escape to a world where you can have control.

I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I was good enough, somebody would always need me.

Actors spend most of their time out of work, so I actually spend more time making furniture. The thing about furniture that's much better than acting is that it's just me. There's no director, no script - the concept is me, unless a client wants something.

I just figure if it has my name on it, and I want to make people feel good about wearing it, I can't pass it off.

Writing for myself and writing for another artist are two very different experiences. When I handle both the story and the art, I have full control. I can endlessly tweak every word and every line.

The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it.

Onstage I'm the one in control - I'm not at the mercy of how an editor chooses to put the scene together later. I can do things onstage that I would never do in real life. It's very freeing.

Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression. There's really nothing quite as satisfying.

I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else.

I really like writing music. That's kind of like my little hobby. I like that because sometimes you don't really have any control when you're an actor, over what you're doing next, and everything is kind of decided by other people. You're always waiting to hear from people.

I like rice, as long as they let me put my own stuff on it. You can bring me white rice or brown rice; just let me doctor it up.

A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.

When I create something, it's got to be special, and it can't just be to throw something out there because I feel like I'm Missy.

I like to create something that's unique and kind of true to myself and authentic and everything. I don't really like to mirror myself after different artists.

I am an architect at heart. I designed every home I've ever had, plus my studio.

When something's made in the smallest volume - as a one-off couture piece - or in large quantities, deep care is critical to determine authentic, successful design and, ultimately, manufacture.

It's very important when you in the studio to be with a confident creative.

You can't expect to connect with everybody, and that's all right. The more I make films, I'm learning that you don't have to make films for everybody. A film can be made for a smaller group of people than that, and it still warrants an existence.

Design is a very personal thing. It's like art. Your personal choice plays a big role.