Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

I think the pearls - one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl - really show a kind of [society] condition.

Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?

Everyone of us is a potential convict.

When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.