Roland Emmerich — German Director born on November 10, 1955,

Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country's 14th-highest grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, and is openly gay. He is also a campaigner for awareness of global warming and equal rights... (wikipedia)

There's a rule in Hollywood: stay away from water and stay away from snow, and I had both.
Everybody knows that the industrialized nations are the worst offenders.
I'm a filmmaker, not a scientist.
Nobody makes movies bad on purpose.
When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do.