Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work.

If I look at it, I would laugh. I don't know how I became successful.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.

I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation. So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.

Any politician who respects China's government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues - both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.

Hopefully, other successes aren't like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn't make any sense.