In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

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

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

I've had my past lives read, my aura tuned, my chakras aligned, my spirit guides channeled, my palms interpreted, and my kundalini awakened.

Living is a form of not being sure, not know what next or how... The artists never entirely knows.

People don't understand sarcasm, like, they take everything too seriously. People need to lighten up and go ice skating.

I have two kids in diapers and a cat whose litter box I clean out. I deal with an awful lot of crap.

No organization works if the toilets don't work, but I don't believe that finding solutions to business problems is my job.

Hong Kong film audiences are very quiet. It's their culture.

I don't drink much and I smoke very little. I guess my only bad habit is robbing banks. Now you see, fellas, I ain't such a bad guy at heart.

My dear Smollett ... disgraces his talent by writing those stupid romances called history.

Forgiveness is the best charity. (It is easy to give the poor money and goods when one has plenty, but to forgive is hard; but it is the best thing if one can do it.)

I have seen quite a lot of things in life. I would not like to change anything. Because every moment of my life has taught me something.