IN THE FACE OF RELENTLESS BARBARISM IN THIS SUPPOSEDLY VERY MODERN AGE, ART BECOMES A STAND, A POLITICAL TOOL, AN IDEOLOGICAL LINE TO MAINTAIN MAN’S SANITY, OR EVEN TO SAVE HUMANITY FROM AN EVENTUAL RETROGRESSION AND ANNIHILATION. NON-CONDESCENDINGLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, MY FAITH IN ART REMAINS THE SAME. I AM VERY STUBBORN WITH MY AESTHETIC BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE ARTIST CAN STILL CONTRIBUTE TO GREATER CULTURE.

— Lav Diaz