Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.

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

The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.

When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

Maybe [success] is because I'm in China and I'm more open. Maybe it's my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.