Areas Quote by Travis Rice
![“Shin [Biyajima] rides down with this big ol' Japanese grin and giggle and I'm like what? Two years later, when I started planning the trip, I knew Shin was from the Hakuba area, and I didn't want to come film in Japan without a Japanese rider. Shin had the time and availability, and it worked out…” quote by Travis Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f8d/travis-rice-11666_areas_shin-biyajima-rides-down-with-this-big-o_889698.jpg)
“Shin [Biyajima] rides down with this big ol' Japanese grin and giggle and I'm like what? Two years later, when I started planning the trip, I knew Shin was from the Hakuba area, and I didn't want to come film in Japan without a Japanese rider. Shin had the time and availability, and it worked out perfect.”
![“Going there [Japan] in the early 80s was quite a culture shock. I think the bombardment of Shinjuku and all that would have filtered through, which certainly informed things we later filmed.” quote by Stephen Mallinder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/627/stephen-mallinder-17708_80s_going-there-japan-in-the-early-80s-was-q_2872312.jpg)
![“Bryan [Iguchi] had this beautiful philosophy about our connection with these incredible cycles. There's a line from one of his poems that always stays with me about 'This process we follow; this cycle we ride' and it's almost become a strap line for the film.” quote by Travis Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d65/travis-rice-11666_beautiful_bryan-iguchi-had-this-beautiful-philosop_176025.jpg)
![“I am somewhat influenced by the years that I've spent trying to actually get things done, whether it was reforming education in Arkansas or a survey and Legal Services Corporation board when President [Jimmy ]Carter appointed me and trying to get lawyers for poor people. I have worked in these…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c7/hillary-clinton-51_action_i-am-somewhat-influenced-by-the-years-th_9078.jpg)
