Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don't design it, somebody else has to design it.

My angst and my insecurity reflect the state's angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.

It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on this road and what is the limit.

Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.