I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.

I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.

The world is sphere, has no East or West.

China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.

There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.

If there's the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.