Dr. Karl Deisseroth (Neuroscientist, Stanford University) the 2018 Kyoto Prize laureate in Advanced Technology visited Kyoto for participating in the international conference on July 2, 2018. On July 4, we had a short interview after his lecture at the “Osamu Hayaishi Memorial Lecture 2018” in Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine. Here is his frank comment right after the announcement of his winning the Kyoto Prize and his message expecting the Kyoto Prize week in November. Please enjoy the video footage of the interview full of his warm personality.