Spirit of immersion and curiosity and awe and participation is something which Timothy Treadwell and I have in common.

But the question that everyone wanted answered was whether I would have the nerve and the strength to start the whole process from scratch. I said yes; otherwise I would be someone who had no dream left, and without dreams I would not want to live.

I make films because I have not learned anything else and I know I can do it to a certain degree. And it is my duty because this might be the inner chronicle of what we are. We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.

Gaining trust is not difficult for me. I needed to gain the trust of the North Korean supervisors.

It's not because nature is angry, it's rather that we are stupid. We're not doing the right thing with our planet.

Women have a very good sense for seeing instantly what constitutes a good man. Not physically. The physical strength is only a small side of it.

Maybe I should stay a good soldier of cinema.