Maya Lin

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist. I make things.

We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother.

It was a requirement by the veterans to list the 57,000 names. We're reaching a time that we'll acknowledge the individual in a war on a national level.

If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light.