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 find your true self is to lose yourself in something greater than yourself.
The world is not a place of answers, but a place of questions.
The greatest truths are often the simplest.
The human soul is a vast and mysterious place.
The world is a dream, and we are the dreamers.
The only way to escape the darkness is to embrace it.
The world is a stage, and we are merely players.
The world is a mystery, and we are here to unravel it.
The greatest adventure is to live the life of your dreams.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The world is a canvas, and we are the artists.
The human heart is a labyrinth of emotions.
The world is a symphony, and we are the musicians.
The only way to truly see is to look with your heart.
The world is a garden, and we are the gardeners.
The human mind is a universe unto itself.
The world is a poem, and we are the poets.
The world is a mirror, and we are the reflection.
The human spirit is a flame that can never be extinguished.
The world is a song, and we are the singers.
Contemporaries of Werner Herzog
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Werner Herzog (1942).