Cinema Quotes by Werner Herzog
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Werner Herzog says his non‑fiction movies often begin as simple ideas that turn into poetic stories, and he makes them without chasing money. He sees film as a way to capture deep feelings, not a scholarly art, and notes that noir fits the mood of insecurity and collapse. He travels to places like Patagonia or Antarctica for the pure joy of storytelling, even when the shoot is hard.
![“When you look at any of my films you will immediately be able to tell this is a [Werner] Herzog film. Even if you didn't have any credits, in two minutes flat you would know.” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/werner-herzog-964_able_when-you-look-at-any-of-my-films-you-wil_3026442.jpg)
![“It was a subject [ volcanoes] that was dormant in me for a long time and it popped up 40 years ago when I made a [short] film on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe about a volcano that was about to explode and a single farmer refused to leave ["La Soufrière"].” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/werner-herzog-964_caribbean_it-was-a-subject-volcanoes-that-was-dorm_2650949.jpg)
![“The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no right to insist they react in a particular way. A film is just a projection of light, completed only when it crosses the gaze of the audience[...]” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/werner-herzog-964_audience_the-opinion-of-the-public-is-sacred-the_2445813.jpg)
![“My crew [on "Fitzcarraldo" filming] actually said, "We have filmed it from outside on the rocks of the shore. We should be on board [the ship]," and I said it's dangerous, I only do it if you cinematographer Thomas Mauch and you actor [Klaus] Kinski decide on your own.” quote by Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/werner-herzog-964_actors_my-crew-on-fitzcarraldo-filming-actually_1435630.jpg)
