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Werner Herzog Quotes

Martin Luther was asked, what would you do if tomorrow the world would come to an end, and he said, ‘I would plant an apple tree today.’ This is a real good answer. I would start shooting a movie Picture Quote #1

English is a really wonderful language and I urge you all to investigate it Picture Quote #1

If you go to Florence, it has all surface beauty, but like Venice, it’s simply a museum of Renaissance times. Los Angeles is raw, uncouth and bizarre, but it’s a place of substance. It has more new horizons than any other place Picture Quote #1

You must live life in its very elementary forms. The Mexicans have a very nice word for it: pura vida. It doesn’t mean just purity of life, but the raw, stark-naked quality of life. And that’s what makes young people more into a filmmaker than academia Picture Quote #1

Ambition is to be the fastest runner on this planet, to be the first on the South Pole, which is a grotesque perversion of ambition. It’s an ego trip, and I’m not on an ego trip. I don’t have ambitions - I have a vision Picture Quote #1

Our presence on this planet does not seem to be sustainable. Our technological civilisation makes up particularly vulnerable. There is talk all over the scientific community about climate change. Many of them [scientists] agree, the end of human life on earth is assured Picture Quote #1

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Very often, footage that you have shot develops its own dynamic, it’s own life, that is totally unexpected, and moves away from you’re original intentions. And you have to acknowledge, yes, there is a child growing and developing and moving in a direction that isn’t expected-accept it as it is and let it develop its own life Picture Quote #1

I do not believe in the Cinema verite. Sometimes a really good lie is better than any truth Picture Quote #1

I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has capital punishment Picture Quote #1

I function better in the jungle in Amazonia or Antarctica or Alaska or the Sahara desert. An artificial environment like a studio has never attracted me. I could work in a studio, but I would never really feel at home Picture Quote #1

I do whatever pushes me hardest. It’s coming at me and I try to. It’s like uninvited guest and I have to wrestle them out the door or through the window - get them out and get over with them quickly Picture Quote #1

There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there’s insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that’s where film noir always hits fertile ground Picture Quote #1

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In the Chauvet Cave, there is a painting of a bison embracing the lower part of a naked female body. Why does Pablo Picasso, who had no knowledge of the Chauvet Cave, use exactly the same motif in his series of drawings of the Minotaur and the woman? Very, very strange Picture Quote #1

[This kind of strange mythology about me.] I’ve pulled a huge steamboat over a mountain; I’ve done a feature film with all the actors acting under hypnosis - things that are very unusual Picture Quote #1

All of a sudden it’s twelve-year-olds who are contacting me, fifteen-year-olds, and they have very, very fascinating questions. However, they speak in a language of their age group which I have to learn first Picture Quote #1

[Internet] is amazing as much as human beings can be amazing, and it’s debased and depraved and vile as human beings can be Picture Quote #1

It’s not because nature is angry, it’s rather that we are stupid. We’re not doing the right thing with our planet Picture Quote #1

With actors, normally I don’t like to have any conversation about background and about motivations and all this Picture Quote #1

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North Korea is not an exception. Even there, where you think it would be completely sober, they have the myth of their revolution being connected to the volcano Picture Quote #1

I think I would be a good villain in a James Bond movie. They were fairly weak, the last half-dozen of villains in James Bond movies were not that convincing Picture Quote #1

I do other sorts of things. I act in other people’s movies. I direct operas. I write books Picture Quote #1

The universe couldn’t care less about us. I say this very clearly in the film [ Into the Inferno]: our planet is indifferent to scurrying roaches, retarded reptiles and vapid humans alike Picture Quote #1

It’s very strange, for example, in North Korea where the volcano at the Chinese border is some sort of the mythical birthplace of the Korean people Picture Quote #1

If you do not have an absolutely clear vision of something, where you can follow the light to the end of the tunnel, then it doesn’t matter whether you’re bold or cowardly, or whether you’re stupid or intelligent. Doesn’t get you anywhere Picture Quote #1

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I do have a clear vision, and I do see things that are existing in my quote-unquote spirit, but that doesn’t necessary make me a very spiritual person Picture Quote #1

The collapse of the stellar universe will occur - like creation - in grandiose splendor Picture Quote #1

Of course, as a German, I wouldn’t like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice Picture Quote #1

We are surrounded by worn-out, banal, useless and exhausted images, limping and dragging themselves behind the rest of our cultural evolution Picture Quote #1

I’m very, very curious about how people live under the volcano, how they handle the permanence of danger Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter whether you shoot on celluloid or on digital, you better make a good film Picture Quote #1

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Martin Luther was asked, what would you do if tomorrow the world would come to an end, and he said, ‘I would plant an apple tree today.’ This is a real good answer. I would start shooting a movie (Werner Herzog Quotes) English is a really wonderful language and I urge you all to investigate it (Werner Herzog Quotes) If you go to Florence, it has all surface beauty, but like Venice, it’s simply a museum of Renaissance times. Los Angeles is raw, uncouth and bizarre, but it’s a place of substance. It has more new horizons than any other place (Werner Herzog Quotes) You must live life in its very elementary forms. The Mexicans have a very nice word for it: pura vida. It doesn’t mean just purity of life, but the raw, stark-naked quality of life. And that’s what makes young people more into a filmmaker than academia (Werner Herzog Quotes) Ambition is to be the fastest runner on this planet, to be the first on the South Pole, which is a grotesque perversion of ambition. It’s an ego trip, and I’m not on an ego trip. I don’t have ambitions - I have a vision (Werner Herzog Quotes) Our presence on this planet does not seem to be sustainable. Our technological civilisation makes up particularly vulnerable. There is talk all over the scientific community about climate change. Many of them [scientists] agree, the end of human life on earth is assured (Werner Herzog Quotes) Very often, footage that you have shot develops its own dynamic, it’s own life, that is totally unexpected, and moves away from you’re original intentions. And you have to acknowledge, yes, there is a child growing and developing and moving in a direction that isn’t expected-accept it as it is and let it develop its own life (Werner Herzog Quotes) I do not believe in the Cinema verite. Sometimes a really good lie is better than any truth (Werner Herzog Quotes) I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has capital punishment (Werner Herzog Quotes) I function better in the jungle in Amazonia or Antarctica or Alaska or the Sahara desert. An artificial environment like a studio has never attracted me. I could work in a studio, but I would never really feel at home (Werner Herzog Quotes) I do whatever pushes me hardest. It’s coming at me and I try to. It’s like uninvited guest and I have to wrestle them out the door or through the window - get them out and get over with them quickly (Werner Herzog Quotes) There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there’s insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that’s where film noir always hits fertile ground (Werner Herzog Quotes) In the Chauvet Cave, there is a painting of a bison embracing the lower part of a naked female body. Why does Pablo Picasso, who had no knowledge of the Chauvet Cave, use exactly the same motif in his series of drawings of the Minotaur and the woman? Very, very strange (Werner Herzog Quotes) [This kind of strange mythology about me.] I’ve pulled a huge steamboat over a mountain; I’ve done a feature film with all the actors acting under hypnosis - things that are very unusual. (Werner Herzog Quotes) All of a sudden it’s twelve-year-olds who are contacting me, fifteen-year-olds, and they have very, very fascinating questions. However, they speak in a language of their age group which I have to learn first. (Werner Herzog Quotes) [Internet] is amazing as much as human beings can be amazing, and it’s debased and depraved and vile as human beings can be. (Werner Herzog Quotes) It’s not because nature is angry, it’s rather that we are stupid. We’re not doing the right thing with our planet. (Werner Herzog Quotes) With actors, normally I don’t like to have any conversation about background and about motivations and all this. (Werner Herzog Quotes) North Korea is not an exception. Even there, where you think it would be completely sober, they have the myth of their revolution being connected to the volcano. (Werner Herzog Quotes) I think I would be a good villain in a James Bond movie. They were fairly weak, the last half-dozen of villains in James Bond movies were not that convincing. (Werner Herzog Quotes) I do other sorts of things. I act in other people’s movies. I direct operas. I write books. (Werner Herzog Quotes) The universe couldn’t care less about us. I say this very clearly in the film [ Into the Inferno]: our planet is indifferent to scurrying roaches, retarded reptiles and vapid humans alike. (Werner Herzog Quotes) It’s very strange, for example, in North Korea where the volcano at the Chinese border is some sort of the mythical birthplace of the Korean people. (Werner Herzog Quotes) If you do not have an absolutely clear vision of something, where you can follow the light to the end of the tunnel, then it doesn’t matter whether you’re bold or cowardly, or whether you’re stupid or intelligent. Doesn’t get you anywhere. (Werner Herzog Quotes) I do have a clear vision, and I do see things that are existing in my quote-unquote spirit, but that doesn’t necessary make me a very spiritual person. (Werner Herzog Quotes) The collapse of the stellar universe will occur - like creation - in grandiose splendor (Werner Herzog Quotes) Of course, as a German, I wouldn’t like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice. (Werner Herzog Quotes) We are surrounded by worn-out, banal, useless and exhausted images, limping and dragging themselves behind the rest of our cultural evolution. (Werner Herzog Quotes) I’m very, very curious about how people live under the volcano, how they handle the permanence of danger. (Werner Herzog Quotes) It doesn’t matter whether you shoot on celluloid or on digital, you better make a good film (Werner Herzog Quotes)

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