I do not recall to [Kim Jong-un], but it was complex. "Dear young leader of the people and chairman of the joint… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
It's very strange, for example, in North Korea where the volcano at the Chinese border is some sort of the mythical birthplace… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
Everything you see in North Korea, it's all propaganda, but it's all connected to the volcano. — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
North Korea has a very striking mythology there. It is influencing the whole nation. — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
Netflix knew I was going to North Korea and Ethiopia and Iceland. They saw the film and liked it and that was… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
North Korea is not an exception. Even there, where you think it would be completely sober, they have the myth of their… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
Ten years ago in Antarctica shooting "Encounters at the End of the World," I met a very fine volcanologist from Cambridge University… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
I couldn't roam wildly and speak secretly with villagers [in North Korea]. No way you could do that. And honestly, I didn't… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
It's very enigmatic because of course, the population [of North Korea] has no contact with the world outside or it's very, very… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
The deal was we had to have people accompanying us and they would ask us not to film something [in North Korea].… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
There are photos of Kim Jong-un right up atop the volcano. I actually wrote a letter to him asking if I could… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
In the communist revolution in North Korea, when they threw out the Japanese occupiers, they claimed the power in the dynamic of… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
Well, it had to be about the stories and the people who live under the volcano, what kind of new gods do… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
If your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I'm good at that. — Werner Herzog Copy Share
When we speak about trespassing, we speak about artistic trespassing. You have to be prudent and have common sense and a sense of responsibility… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
If you want to propose marriage to your girlfriend and you live in England and she is in Sicily, do the decent thing and… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
I'm a very circumspect and prudent person, and I eliminate danger as far as it can be done. — Werner Herzog Copy Share
It is not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well. The only distinction between me and you… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
My non-fiction films are pretty much fiction, or at least close... It's all "movies" for me. I never have searched for a subject. They… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
If an actor knows how to milk a cow, I always know it will not be difficult to be in business with him, — Werner Herzog Copy Share
ِِِِِِِِِِArt house theaters are vanishing. They have almost disappeared completely, and that means there's a shift in what audiences want to see. And they… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
I always had a feeling, for example, that there should be something from Verdi's "Requiem" in the film. You hear it when you see… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
Along with this rapid growth of forms of communication at our disposal - be it fax, phone, email, Internet or whatever - human solitude… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
For example, the face of Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert and she is the most beautiful goddess on screen that you can… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
I have always postulated that we have to find a new way to deal with reality. It's not so much facts that interest me,… — Werner Herzog Copy Share
![“I do not recall to [Kim Jong-un], but it was complex. "Dear young leader of the people and chairman of the joint military commission" or something like that.” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7fa/werner-herzog-964_chairman_i-do-not-recall-to-kim-jong-un-but-it-wa_3127317.jpg)
![“Ten years ago in Antarctica shooting "Encounters at the End of the World," I met a very fine volcanologist from Cambridge University [Clive Oppenheimer] and we kept talking about doing a film and all of a sudden it became serious when he hinted at the possibility to film in North Korea.” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/94a/werner-herzog-964_antarctica_ten-years-ago-in-antarctica-shooting-enc_2781732.jpg)
![“I couldn't roam wildly and speak secretly with villagers [in North Korea]. No way you could do that. And honestly, I didn't even try. I was realistic of what I could do and yet persuaded them into accepting numerous things that I shouldn't have filmed.” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/532/werner-herzog-964_accepting_i-couldn-t-roam-wildly-and-speak-secretl_537261.jpg)
![“It's very enigmatic because of course, the population [of North Korea] has no contact with the world outside or it's very, very limited. They don't have any telephone connections, no radio, no TV, no movies, no newspapers - nothing from the outside world. This is very strange and there's the very…” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fed/werner-herzog-964_cards_it-s-very-enigmatic-because-of-course-th_1889102.jpg)
![“The deal was we had to have people accompanying us and they would ask us not to film something [in North Korea]. For example, we wanted to film at a certain place and there happened to be a building under construction and it didn't look as fancy as the other buildings, so they wanted us to shoot…” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ee3/werner-herzog-964_asks_the-deal-was-we-had-to-have-people-accom_1664745.jpg)
