They were all just chapters in the book, stepping stones. Each was perfect for where we were at the time, and I'm proud of them all. We couldn't have done this film [The Fourth Phase] without the other films pre-dating it and being part of the process.

I'm really interested in revamping the Supernatural contest, so I'm going to put a lot of effort and energy into that going forward.

One of the proudest things for me with this film [The Fourth Phase] is that year after year we put ourselves right out there making it and no one got seriously injured.

If we want authenticity we have to initiate it.

They were all just chapters in the book, stepping stones. Each was perfect for where we were at the time, and I'm proud of them all. We couldn't have done this film [The Fourth Phase] without the other films pre-dating it and being part of the process.

I realized pretty quickly just how big and aggressive some of the mountains were down in Nagano Prefecture.

If we want authenticity, we have to initiate it. Self-discovery takes us to the wildest places on earth