If we want authenticity we have to initiate it.

It's probably the most personal project [The Fourth Phase] I've done, which changed the dynamic a little bit.

It was just on a whole other level, getting to experience and ride that terrain. We spent a fair amount of time in the Hakuba Valley.

I actually enjoyed getting lost in Japan's backroads, finding myself in a wasabi farm.

Even getting one amazing shot in a pristine environment is what I live for.

I was picking up surfing, which I also fell in love with. Then I was like, man, to combine the two [free ride and surfing ] would be perfect.

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.