Dreams Quotes by Werner Herzog

14 Dreams quotes by Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog’s fourteen reflections on dreams carry his signature blend of stark realism and poetic awe. Each line feels like a fleeting glimpse into the subconscious, inviting readers to pause and consider the darker side of ambition.

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Hold firm to your vision but don't be a tyrant on set,

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What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.

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Perhaps I seek certain utopian things, space for human honour and respect, landscapes not yet offended, planets that do not exist yet,…

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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…

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Without dreams we would be cows in a field, and I don't want to live like that. I live my life or…

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Ambition is to be the fastest runner on this planet, to be the first on the South Pole, which is a grotesque…

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If you do not have an absolutely clear vision of something, where you can follow the light to the end of the…

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It is not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well. The only distinction between me…

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But the question that everyone wanted answered was whether I would have the nerve and the strength to start the whole process…

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In my films, I hope there are a few moments where you feel almost illuminated, like in a state of ecstasy, stepping…

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I'm one of the few reading and thinking people who loves Las Vegas for the vulgarity and omnipresence of the dream. The…

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It is something more fleeting than what you normally see. People might somehow take it into their own dreams, into their own…

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For a moment the feeling crept over me that my work, my vision, is going to destroy me, and for a fleeting…

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“A vision had seized hold of me, like the demented fury of a hound that has sunk its teeth into the leg…

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I'm a very circumspect and prudent person, and I eliminate danger as far as it can be done.

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