The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.

If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

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

After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.

I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it. They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own - cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.