"My life is a performance. It's a performance for freedom, for justice, for human rights."

"The government is afraid of its own people. That's why they try to control everything."

"Without freedom of speech, there is no modern society, just a barbaric one."

"I don't think art is about making beautiful things. Art is about making a statement, about challenging the status quo, about changing the world."

"The refugee crisis is a test of our humanity."