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For example, how you would introduce a leading character into your film, and as an absolute ingenious example, [Elia] Kazan in his film Viva Zapata!, how he introduces his leading character Marlon Brando into the film. No film ever did it as wonderful as he did it.

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Werner Herzog
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: September 5
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It's very strange, for example, in North Korea where the volcano at the Chinese border is some sort of the mythical birthplace of the Korean people.
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I'm not into digital marketing, downloading, or streaming - I've always been a man of the theaters.
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Of course, as a German, I wouldn't like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice.
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Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.
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I'm a very circumspect and prudent person, and I eliminate danger as far as it can be done.
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