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For such an advanced civilization as ours to be without images that are adequate to it is as serious a defect as being without memory.

Werner Herzog

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Werner Herzog
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 5
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The universe couldn't care less about us. I say this very clearly in the film [ Into the Inferno]: our planet is indifferent to scurrying roaches, retarded reptiles and vapid humans alike.
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I always loved celluloid cameras in the early days that were sturdy and reliable. Even under tropical conditions and downpour of rain, it would still work.
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Nature is monumentally indifferent.
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In a way, I managed to get the deepest things, the best things out of people. That's why I'm a filmmaker. If you don't have it in you, you'd better do something else.
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I always felt completely confident - it's like in a feature film, knowing your principle character is extremely well-cast. I had that same confidence in Clive [Oppenheimer].
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It's not because nature is angry, it's rather that we are stupid. We're not doing the right thing with our planet.
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North Korea has a very striking mythology there. It is influencing the whole nation.
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I do not believe in the Cinema verite. Sometimes a really good lie is better than any truth.
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You should bear in mind that almost all my documentaries are feature films in disguise.
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I work very fast and steadily, and I don't hardly ever notice that I'm working. It feels like just breathing or walking when I do films.
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ِِِِِِِِِِ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 have to be aware of that and be realistic. It's as simple as that.
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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 the lava flow in Iceland. That turned out to be a very easy choice.
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