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Werner Herzog Quotes

I have been in lots of very intense life situations. I have been shot at, and I have been hungry, and I have been in solitude, and I have also briefly been behind bars. So in a way, I know the heart of men Picture Quote #1

I think a state should not be in the capacity of killing anyone with the exception of warfare Picture Quote #1

I make films because I have not learned anything else and I know I can do it to a certain degree. And it is my duty because this might be the inner chronicle of what we are. We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field Picture Quote #1

I am somebody who creates images, with my perspectives, fascinations and my instincts as a narrator. You have to activate the audience’s imagination. If you are just giving them scientific results, they would forget the film in five minutes flat Picture Quote #1

I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard Picture Quote #1

I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I’m good at that Picture Quote #1

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You should look straight at a film; that’s the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates Picture Quote #1

I am so used to plunging into the unknown that any other surroundings and form of existence strike me as exotic and unsuitable for human beings Picture Quote #1

I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony; but chaos, hostility and murder Picture Quote #1

If you want to do a film, steal a camera, steal raw stock, sneak into a lab and do it! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs Picture Quote #1

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I have never been one of those who cares about happiness. Happiness is a strange notion. I am just not made for it. It has never been a goal of mine; I do not think in those terms Picture Quote #1

For such an advanced civilization as ours to be without images that are adequate to it is as serious a defect as being without memory Picture Quote #1

Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness Picture Quote #1

I despise formal restaurants. I find all of that formality to be very base and vile. I would much rather eat potato chips on the sidewalk Picture Quote #1

I think the worst that can happen in filmmaking is if you’re working with a storyboard. That kills all intuition, all fantasy, all creativity 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 like and I love everything that has to do with cinema: writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting Picture Quote #1

I work very fast and steadily, and I don’t hardly ever notice that I’m working. It feels like just breathing or walking when I do films Picture Quote #1

Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence Picture Quote #1

Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates Picture Quote #1

What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams Picture Quote #1

I’m quite convinced that cooking is the only alternative to film making. Maybe there’s also another alternative, that’s walking on foot Picture Quote #1

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Facts do not convey truth. That’s a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination Picture Quote #1

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read... if you don’t read, you will never be a filmmaker Picture Quote #1

If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its legs Picture Quote #1

Without dreams we would be cows in a field, and I don’t want to live like that. I live my life or I end my life with this project Picture Quote #1

I have not seen a film as powerful, surreal, and frightening in at least a decade unprecedented in the history of cinema Picture Quote #1

I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I see only the overwhelming indifference of nature Picture Quote #1

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I have been in lots of very intense life situations. I have been shot at, and I have been hungry, and I have been in solitude, and I have also briefly been behind bars. So in a way, I know the heart of men (Werner Herzog Quotes) I think a state should not be in the capacity of killing anyone with the exception of warfare (Werner Herzog Quotes) I make films because I have not learned anything else and I know I can do it to a certain degree. And it is my duty because this might be the inner chronicle of what we are. We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field (Werner Herzog Quotes) I am somebody who creates images, with my perspectives, fascinations and my instincts as a narrator. You have to activate the audience’s imagination. If you are just giving them scientific results, they would forget the film in five minutes flat (Werner Herzog Quotes) I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard (Werner Herzog Quotes) I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I’m good at that (Werner Herzog Quotes) You should look straight at a film; that’s the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates (Werner Herzog Quotes) I am so used to plunging into the unknown that any other surroundings and form of existence strike me as exotic and unsuitable for human beings (Werner Herzog Quotes) I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony; but chaos, hostility and murder (Werner Herzog Quotes) If you want to do a film, steal a camera, steal raw stock, sneak into a lab and do it! (Werner Herzog Quotes) 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 (Werner Herzog Quotes) Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs (Werner Herzog Quotes) I have never been one of those who cares about happiness. Happiness is a strange notion. I am just not made for it. It has never been a goal of mine; I do not think in those terms (Werner Herzog Quotes) For such an advanced civilization as ours to be without images that are adequate to it is as serious a defect as being without memory (Werner Herzog Quotes) Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness (Werner Herzog Quotes) I despise formal restaurants. I find all of that formality to be very base and vile. I would much rather eat potato chips on the sidewalk (Werner Herzog Quotes) I think the worst that can happen in filmmaking is if you’re working with a storyboard. That kills all intuition, all fantasy, all creativity (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 like and I love everything that has to do with cinema: writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting (Werner Herzog Quotes) I work very fast and steadily, and I don’t hardly ever notice that I’m working. It feels like just breathing or walking when I do films (Werner Herzog Quotes) Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence (Werner Herzog Quotes) Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates (Werner Herzog Quotes) What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams (Werner Herzog Quotes) I’m quite convinced that cooking is the only alternative to film making. Maybe there’s also another alternative, that’s walking on foot (Werner Herzog Quotes) Facts do not convey truth. That’s a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination (Werner Herzog Quotes) Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read... if you don’t read, you will never be a filmmaker (Werner Herzog Quotes) If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its legs (Werner Herzog Quotes) Without dreams we would be cows in a field, and I don’t want to live like that. I live my life or I end my life with this project (Werner Herzog Quotes) I have not seen a film as powerful, surreal, and frightening in at least a decade unprecedented in the history of cinema (Werner Herzog Quotes) I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I see only the overwhelming indifference of nature (Werner Herzog Quotes)

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