Sometimes I lose a whole morning waiting on journalists and other people who look for me. But I always find some time for reading, talking to my friends and feeling what is happening in this world. – Oscar Niemeyer
It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms. – Oscar Niemeyer
I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness. – Oscar Niemeyer
My work is not about form follows function, but form follows beauty or, even better, form follows feminine. – Oscar Niemeyer
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. Its a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether its a great date or something thats just hugely romantic. – Renee Fleming