I think psychology and self-reflection is one of the major catastrophes of the twentieth century. Werner Herzog Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think it is a quest of literature throughout the ages to describe the human condition. Werner Herzog Read Quote
I have a great map of the Tibesti Mountains in the southern Sahara or Northern Chad. It’s a dream of mine to go there, but it’s such a volatile area, you have to be prudent. Werner Herzog Read Quote
I travel without barely any luggage. Just a second set of underwear and binoculars and a map and a toothbrush. Werner Herzog Read Quote
I’m not into digital marketing, downloading, or streaming – I’ve always been a man of the theaters. Werner Herzog Read Quote
Sometimes bad luck hits you like in an ancient Greek tragedy, and it’s not your own making. When you have a plane crash, it’s not your fault. Werner Herzog Read Quote
I do other sorts of things. I act in other people’s movies. I direct operas. I write books. Werner Herzog Read Quote
I think 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 Read Quote
