Werner Herzog (1942) German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director
Minnesota declaration (1999)
“There are deeper strata of truth in cinema, and there is such a thing as poetic, ecstatic truth. It is mysterious and elusive, and can be reached only through fabrication and imagination and stylization.”
Minnesota declaration (1999)
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