[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.

I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.

In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.

Once I was in New York, I completely had no interest for a long time in what happened in China because I had been through so much. Seeing my father's life struggle and so many whole generations lose their potential or possibility in their lives. Just being pushed into this political struggle and the damage done not only to their lives but their relatives.

If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I'm saying is common sense. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.

The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.

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