Werner Herzog: Film

Werner Herzog is German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director. Explore interesting quotes on film.

Werner Herzog: 106 quotes 7 likes

“Film is not analysis, it is the agitation of mind; cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism.”

Werner Herzog

Herzog on Herzog (2002)

Art , Country

“Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right. The film has a privilege to live its own life and develop its own character. To suppress this is dangerous.”

Werner Herzog

Herzog on Herzog (2002)
Context: Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right. The film has a privilege to live its own life and develop its own character. To suppress this is dangerous. It is an approach that works the other way too: sometimes the footage has amazing qualities that you did not expect.

Life , Children

“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 colour photos and gossip columns, or the National Enquirer.”

Werner Herzog

Such vulgarity is healthy and safe.
Herzog on Herzog (2002)

Love , Books , Photo , Thinking

“If you want to do a film, steal a camera, steal raw stock, sneak into a lab and do it!”

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)