I wouldn't make a connection between the daily news and volcanoes.

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

I'm not a citizen of America, I cannot vote. But it is fascinating because there's a new kind of protagonist out there that we didn't expect. By the way, I'm not in any panic at all.

Clive [Oppenheimer] and I figured out that I'm the only one probably in the film industry who is clinically sane. I say that as a joke, but there's a grain of truth to it. I'm not a stupid daredevil who jumps into the crater of the volcano to get the closest close-up, I'm not one of those. And you have to be aware that you have a crew with you and you are responsible.

Once in a while I come across a director who hasgrown up thousands of miles from me, and the work touches me.Through these issues/50/images I am connected and something is illuminated.And I know then that I am not alone.

If you don’t have a deal in two days, you won’t have a deal in two years.

The elections have a different platform, the town hall is the platform for it. But the other question behind all this is should I run for president?