These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it.

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.

I don't belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.

China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew up. Its culture and history shape my relations with family, friends, society, and daily life.

Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.

A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and past, re-questions human desire, and the human illusions of the past.