Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.

The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum. A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.

Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.

My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.

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

I always admire writers. My father was a writer, a poet. I always admire people who can clearly state their mind.

All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.