Addison Mizner

“Many persons of whom I had never heard have had the effrontery to call at my office and ask for plans of my houses, with the intention of copying them.”

“The main thing is to get a picturesque effect.”

“To be a good architect you must be a good actor.”

“The first thing to do is to forget all about the modern American architecture. It's an insult to the art.”

“I have always been a great believer in the promiscuous and lawless use of the orders.”

“The architect should be an artist. He is not a builder.”

“I have always maintained that it is not the style of architecture that is important, but the spirit in which it is done.”

“My little houses are my children. I hate to see them go into the hands of a stranger.”