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Werner Herzog Quotes

Werner Herzog quotes about film

Deutsch Director September 5, 1942

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If you truly love film, I think the healthiest thing to do is not read books on the subject. I prefer the glossy film magazines with their big color photos and gossip columns, or the National Enquirer. Such vulgarity is healthy and safe. Werner Herzog
at the press conference for the film he impressed everyone with his complete sincerity and innocence. he said he had come to see the sea for the first time and marveled at how clean it was. someone told him that, in fact, it wasn't. 'when the world is emptied of human beings' he said, 'it will become so again Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog quote: "Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of..."
Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates. Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog quote: "Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual..."
Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good kung fu film. Werner Herzog
A fairly young, intelligent-looking man with long hair asked me whether filming or being filmed could do harm, whether it could destroy a person. In my heart the answer was yes, but I said no. Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog quote: "You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see..."
You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates. Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog quote: "I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really...."
I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard. Werner Herzog
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[...] Werner Herzog
I'm quite convinced that cooking is the only alternative to film making. Maybe there's also another alternative, that's walking on foot. Werner Herzog
There are certainly laws and elements that make a film more accessible to mainstream audiences. If you've got Tom Cruise as a strongman, I'm sure it would have larger audiences, but it wouldn't have the same substance. Werner Herzog

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