I don't think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism. And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society - the kind of mistreatment society gave him.

Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market. In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.