If there's the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.

I often feel more disgust than pride about this kind of success. So there's no regret whatsoever.

I always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think a dish of sand is a good metaphor because we have the Internet. We don't have to be physically united. You can be an individual and have your own set of values but join others in certain struggles. There is nothing more powerful than that.

I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that.

Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.

I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.