I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.

It [success] is really by mistake.

It's really rubbish that some kind of "technical" learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.

Liberty is about our rights to question everything.

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.