Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.

I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.

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

Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution. Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.

[Cultural departments] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.