When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils.

Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.

I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.

I live in a rural residential area. It's a great place for a walk. I'm at my happiest when I'm listening to my iPod while walking around where my feet take me.

I moved from a mountain with one traffic light to New York City when I was 17, and it was an amazing, eye opening, creative adventure. I would walk through the streets of Manhattan looking up at these huge buildings, amazed that I didn't know a single person in any of them.

When I travel to a grand slam, I need to look for a place to stay for me, my family and my team.

When I think of myself at 15, even 17, I could simply not have done this work on an international level and travel all the time, take care of myself and not feel lost. I feel very happy that this is happening now, and not 10 years ago, as I feel stronger as a person.

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.