There's no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.

Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.

The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.

China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew up. Its culture and history shape my relations with family, friends, society, and daily life.

I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.