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The danger is to stupidly believe that depicting facts gives us much insight. If facts were the only thing that counted, the telephone directory would be the book of books.
Werner Herzog
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Werner Herzog
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 5
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Spirit of immersion and curiosity and awe and participation is something which Timothy Treadwell and I have in common.
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Tourism is a mortal sin.
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I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has capital punishment.
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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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The punishment itself is something I respectfully disagree with, but for thousands and thousands of years it was practiced everywhere.
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