I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.

We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.

Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.

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.

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.