Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.

There are certain ways, narrative forms, that do not function as a continuation, for example, of 3D movies. You see, what is obvious to me is virtual reality or immersive 360 degrees virtual reality is not somehow a part of 3D movies, and it is not a new form of video games, it's neither, it is something completely new, something different, and nobody has come up yet with real convincing content.

I was able to persuade them to let me shoot in areas that were beyond the volcano itself. Beyond the joint scientific program between Cambridge University and North Korean scientists. I was able to film in a kindergarten, subway, other things you would not normally be allowed to do.

I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard.

You have to be completely open to what people would tell you. You do not shape them; you do not force the materials into your ideas. You have to have all windows and doors open.

Strangely enough, there's this mythology sprouting out that I cannot stop.

May I propose a Herzog dictum? Those who read own the world, and those who watch television lose it.