Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.

You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of. A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.

What counts in the end is what the government does.

If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I'm saying is common sense. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.

If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.