“For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence a...” — Cai Guo-Qiang Quote

“For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence and power to get things done, but in your essence you remain a nomad or a soldier facing a difficulty to be overcome.”

“Many artists, when they are creating art, are searching for a vehicle that can manifest a feeling they have inside of themselves.”

“My work is like a dialogue between me and unseen powers, like alchemy.”

“The women are stepping up their degree of difficulty more than the men. A lot of us do the same dives as the men now.”

“What's important is finding a way to put the ball through the posts, regardless of the difficulty of the conditions that we're facing.”

“The difficulty with telling stories about real people is you have to find a way of mixing yourself into the matter.”