Quotes About Bilbao

Against expectations I was charmed by Gehry's Edgemar development, which housed the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and positively awed by the Bilbao Guggenheim. That Gehry is a great artist I have no doubt, but talent and determination are no warrant against confusion, nor are they a guaranty to produce great art.

Queipo de Llano había dicho: «De Madrid haremos una ciudad, de Bilbao una fábrica, de Barcelona un solar». Arrasarlo todo. Como en 1714.

Concha da Cona, una temporada que anduvo por lejanas ciudades (Valladolid, Bilbao, Zaragoza), fue modelo de pintor, lo dejó porque pasaba mucho frío sin salir de pobre, para eso no merece la pena enseñar las tetas.

I knew in advance I was coming to maybe the biggest club in the world, so I knew it wasn't going to be easy to play - otherwise I would have stayed in Bilbao. But I love the challenge; I love to have the chance to play for Manchester United.

I do quite like Gehry's Guggenheim. But where in Bilbao it's seen as an outgrowth of years of investment in urban design and engineering, in Britain it's seen as the catalyst for urban regeneration rather than the icing on the cake.

Bilbao opened in 1997. It was only ten years later that I was asked to do another museum. A lot of other people got work because of Bilbao.

My style of play has always been 'Guardiola style,' so I've not had too many problems. At the same time, he helps you to evolve and to change little things, because it's obviously not exactly the same style of play as at Bilbao.