"I always say that I'm not an artist. I'm a chess player. I play with the system. I play with the power."

"My father was a poet. So I grew up in exile, in a very remote area, where I didn't see any other children for five years. I was in the desert. My father was a political prisoner. So for me, freedom is…"

"I believe that every individual has the right to be free, and to express themselves."

"I believe that every individual has the right to live with dignity, to be treated with respect, to have their voice heard."

"I think the most important thing for an artist is to be free, to be independent, to be able to express himself without fear."