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

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.

Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.

You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it's necessary or that it's not even worth to do it. It's just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.

Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don't think art is elite or mysterious.

I don't think I was very structured in that society and I don't really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.

Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.