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

Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.

Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.

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

Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.

Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.

No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy.