I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.
“I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.”
— Mathias Rust · Landing
The World Motivation
I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.
“I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.”
— Mathias Rust · Landing
I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.
Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight.
My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again!
After that I couldn't show my face outside. I lost my identity and balance. I was still living with my parents, and they were my only friends. For so many people, this thing with the nurse was confirmation that I must be mad or mentally ill.
The pitch shot is a very important one for everyone. The trick is to get the ball landing softly.
Being an American is something I wanted to be for a very long time, probably since I saw the moon landing when I was a child.
Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.
My biggest goal was that I have to land a film. Landing a film with Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar... it doesn't happen.
The successful landing on the moon, very probably, is the best story.
I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism.