A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels.

In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn't even have a gallery.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.