I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me.

I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling.

On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.

I began to exercise a lot of cinematic muscle with the precepts I had learned in the New York art world. Film was intriguing. I began to think of art as elitist, whereas film was not.

The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident.