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 truly live is to embrace death.
I don't believe in success. I believe in fulfillment.
The world is a canvas. And I am a painter.
I don't believe in fear. I believe in courage.
The only way to find peace is to accept chaos.
I don't believe in answers. I believe in questions.
The world is a song. And I am a singer.
I don't believe in limits. I believe in possibilities.
The only way to truly see is to close your eyes.
I don't believe in time. I believe in eternity.
The world is a mirror. And I am a reflection.
I don't believe in endings. I believe in new beginnings.
The only way to truly understand is to experience.
The trees in the jungle are not a community. They are a battleground.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
There is a difference between a fact and a truth. A fact is something that can be proven. A truth is something that is felt.
The world is full of things that are beautiful, but they are also full of things that are terrifying.
I would rather die than live without dreams.
The world is not a place for the weak. It is a place for the strong.
We have to articulate the darkness, and we have to articulate the light.
Contemporaries of Werner Herzog
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Werner Herzog (1942).