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Werner Herzog
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 5
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This climate surrounding me has reached Clive Oppenheimer. In practical terms he sees that I'm not interested in any sort of daredevil stunts, I'm just interested in the work. And he's convinced that I'm clinically sane.
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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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I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I see only the overwhelming indifference of nature.
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Facts do not constitute truth.
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The power of a volcano when it erupts is so evident, so visible, so palpable.
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The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They just screech in pain. …Taking a close look at what’s around us, there is some sort of harmony: it’s the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder.
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I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I'm good at that.
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You better make yourself acquainted to what the requirements are, what the value of money is all about and how you create a long-term survival, and in many cases it has to do with how you handle finances.
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If you do not understand how finances are functioning, you are in a very precarious situation, at least concerning long-term survival.
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