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 world is a dance. And I am dancing it.
I am not interested in making films that are conventional.
The world is a canvas. And I am painting it.
I am not interested in making films that are predictable.
The world is a book. And I am reading it.
I am not interested in making films that are safe.
The world is a journey. And I am traveling it.
I am not interested in making films that are boring.
The world is a riddle. And I am solving it.
I am not interested in making films that are ordinary.
The world is a game. And I am playing it.
I am not interested in making films that are trivial.
The world is a mirror. And I am looking into it.
I am not interested in making films that are superficial.
The world is a labyrinth. And I am finding my way through it.
I am not interested in making films that are meaningless.
The world is a paradox. And I am embracing it.
I am not interested in making films that are forgettable.
The world is a miracle. And I am witnessing it.
I am not interested in making films that are uninspired.
Contemporaries of Werner Herzog
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Werner Herzog (1942).