Werner Herzog: Quotes about thinking

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

Werner Herzog: 106 quotes7 likes

“People think we had a love-hate relationship. Well, I did not love him, nor did I hate him. We had mutual respect for each other, even as we both planned each other's murder.”

Herzog on Herzog (2002), On Klaus Kinski

“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.”

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

“If you switch on television it's just ridiculous and its destructive. It kills us. And talk shows will kill us. They kill our language. So we have to declare holy war against what we see every single day on television. Commercials and — I think there should be real war against commercials, real war against talk shows, real war against "Bonanza" and "Rawhide", or all these things.”

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

“I am someone who takes everything very literally. I simply do not understand irony, a defect I have had ever since I was able to think independently.”

Herzog on Herzog (2002)

“I have never been one of those who cares about happiness. Happiness is a strange notion. I am just not made for it. It has never been a goal of mine; I do not think in those terms.”

Herzog on Herzog (2002)

“Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs.”

Herzog on Herzog (2002)