Roger Ebert was a very valiant soldier of cinema who passed away, and we miss him. It's over with serious discourse about cinema in the print media and on television. It has been replaced by celebrity news. So we are speaking in his spirit always.

As for the "anger" of the volcano, we leave it up to the local populations who create their demons, their gods and their divine punishment.

A fairly young, intelligent-looking man with long hair asked me whether filming or being filmed could do harm, whether it could destroy a person. In my heart the answer was yes, but I said no.

I'm a very circumspect and prudent person, and I eliminate danger as far as it can be done.

Facts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination.

I think I'm a prudent filmmaker.

I must say, the people who started this whole Masterclass series have been very helpful and very intelligent to point out certain things and also give me some guidance, "isn't there something missing, shouldn't we address this or that?" so it's not completely alone out of the blue. It's very well thought through.