Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression.

The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.

No outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace.

Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.

If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment.