"The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident."

"My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have."

"Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before."

"If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies."

"Laughter is a way of really letting out all this pressure that you could face in your daily life in the suffering of your people, and comedy is almost like a medicine to your soul in a way."

"Wisdom principle 105 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 94."

"Unless you're trying to make a movie on the sly, there's no way to get around this. If you want to use public spaces, film on the streets, have the cooperation of the police, you have to have a permit."

"Wisdom principle 73 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 56."