If I walk on the street, if I go to a restaurant, people come to me and say: "Can we take a photo together? Can you give me your autograph?" They would bring their expensive Armani or Prada wallet to sign. Other people who are desperate show me a photo of their dead daughter and ask: Can you support me? I tell them: How can I? Morally, of course, I sympathize with you. But I cannot support you and you cannot support me. This is the condition of this society. We are separated.

I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.

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

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.

Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.