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Inspirational Quotes by Werner Herzog
- Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.
- I see planets that don't exist and landscapes that have only been dreamed.
- We have to articulate ourselves. Otherwise we would be cows in the field.
- You can fight a rumour only with an even wilder rumour.
- I would travel down to Hell and wrestle a film away from the devil if it was necessary.
- I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I'm good at that.
- I shouldn't make movies anymore. I should go to a lunatic asylum.
- I love nature, but against my better judgment.
- THE ACT OF KILLING invents a new form of cinematic surrealism.
- English is a really wonderful language and I urge you all to investigate it
- Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief.
- If you don't have a deal in two days, you won't have a deal in two years
- The universe is not harmonious: you know that by looking outside.
- I am a product of my failures,
- Facts do not constitute truth,
- Hold firm to your vision but don't be a tyrant on set,
- I'm a very professional man. I'm not out for the experience of adventure.
- I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard.
- I find it interesting that there are impostors out on the Internet pretending to be Werner Herzog.
- I have nothing against 3D films but I do not need to see them.
- I travel without barely any luggage. Just a second set of underwear and binoculars and a map and a toothbrush.
- I'm not a journalist; I'm a poet.
- The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.
- We ought to be grateful that the Universe out there knows no smile.
- Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento