Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.

The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.

Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you. But personally, I don't think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it's beyond my own consciousness.

Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.

New York was not a romantic city at [80th]. Nobody knows who you are and you don't have to care about anybody else. It's a very cold city, I should say.

If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it.