4 Quotes by Zhang Xiaogang

I have the belief that a person and his art should have one direction; your work should be a synonym for your person – the two shouldn’t be separate.

Good art is born from knowing yourself deeply: Your art cannot hide how much you have discovered about yourself.

As an artist, the most important feeling is loneliness. So when I say artists need to isolate themselves from society this is what I mean: You have to look for that feeling of loneliness again. Only this way can you have something that is purely your own.

Art isn’t a science or a job; it’s alive.