I am very happy working for my European brands. My legacy isn’t going to be a museum. Yet I would be very good at it. It’s so painful. It’s like everything – the same old guys – Herzog & de Meuron, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano – they don’t pick original people. Peter Marino Read Quote
One of my first fashion clients was Calvin Klein. We did his first freestanding stores. He was very exact and precise. But talk about high-fashion people who brand themselves! Peter Marino Read Quote
Anytime I see an unusual combination of colors or patterns or texture, I buy it. Peter Marino Read Quote
I work 12 hours a day, seven days a week – and I love it. I’m creative. I feel fulfilled. I’m from a solidly lower-middle-class background; I’m not from the world that I’m in now. So I appreciate it a lot. I’ve really got a rich, full life. Peter Marino Read Quote
Architects have big egos. We like to think we’re creating the pyramids and they’re going to be around for thousands of years. And it’s a joke because they’re not even going to last our lifetime. I built a home for umpteen gazillion dollars on a gorgeous piece of property in Palm Beach, and 11 years later somebody else bought it and knocked it down. Peter Marino Read Quote
In 1991, if someone came in with a $1 million budget for a boutique, I would have fainted. Nobody spent even half that. But now, the bar has risen very high. Peter Marino Read Quote
My parents spent a lot of money so I wouldn’t sound like I came from Queens. I went to speech class. Peter Marino Read Quote
