You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.
I'm quite into the idea of engineering being beautiful.
My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous.
I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can't carry you through.
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function.
It's true that the original idea was mine, but what you see today is the work of probably tens of thousands of the world's best engineers, all concentrating on improving the product, reducing the cost, things of that sort.
At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.
So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.
I had no intention of being a film producer, and I knew I wasn't passionate about engineering. I was always set on having my own business, controlling my own destiny.