I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

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

Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.