"I am fascinated by the idea that our civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."

"Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."

"We live in a society that has no adequate images anymore, and if we do not find adequate images and an adequate language for our civilization with which to express them, we will die out like the dinosaurs."

"There's a completely new culture out there. I'm not a participant of texting and driving - or texting at all - but I see there's something going on in civilization which is coming with great vehemence at us."