The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They just screech in pain. …Taking a close look at what’s around us, there is some sort of harmony: it’s the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder.

Martin Luther was asked, what would you do if tomorrow the world would come to an end, and he said, 'I would plant an apple tree today.' This is a real good answer. I would start shooting a movie.

What I do not like, the kind of high-resolution cameras, 4K, 6K, for shooting dialogue, for having faces and close-ups of actors, and you see every single pore in the skin.

Everything you see in North Korea, it's all propaganda, but it's all connected to the volcano.

I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.

Public life is constantly aware of the volcano.

If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its legs.