The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
Everything is art. Everything is politics.
All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.
I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.