I don't think China has professional museums - not in the past, present, or near future.

Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.

I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.

I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.

I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

[Cultural departments] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture.

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