Werner Herzog
Visionary filmmaker and profound quotable figure
Most quoted
"There are deeper strata of truth in cinema, and there is such a thing as poetic, ecstatic truth. It is mysterious and elusive, and can be reached only through fabrication and imagination and stylization."
— from Minnesota Declaration, 1999
"I don't think there's any such thing as 'nature' in the abstract. There's only the nature of this particular jungle, this particular desert, this particular mountain range. And they are all hostile."
— from Various interviews
"I don't think there's any such thing as a natural born filmmaker. I think you have to be a little bit crazy to want to be a filmmaker."
— from Interview
All quotes by Werner Herzog (379)
The only way to be free is to be alone.
I'm not interested in making films that are politically correct.
The world is a dream, and I'm trying to wake up.
I'm not a director. I'm an explorer.
The only way to make a film is to be completely mad.
I'm not interested in making films that are popular.
The world is a stage, and I'm trying to find my role.
I'm not a filmmaker. I'm a poet.
The only way to make a film is to be completely honest.
I'm not interested in making films that are commercial.
The world is a prison, and I'm trying to escape.
I'm not a director. I'm a visionary.
I'm not interested in making films that are entertaining.
The world is a labyrinth, and I'm trying to find my way out.
I'm not a filmmaker. I'm a philosopher.
The only way to make a film is to be completely passionate.
I'm not interested in making films that are easy to understand.
The world is a riddle, and I'm trying to solve it.
I'm not a director. I'm a shaman.
The only way to make a film is to be completely dedicated.
Contemporaries of Werner Herzog
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Werner Herzog (1942).