There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there's insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that's where film noir always hits fertile ground.
Werner HerzogFacts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination.
Werner HerzogIn a way, I managed to get the deepest things, the best things out of people. That's why I'm a filmmaker. If you don't have it in you, you'd better do something else.
Werner HerzogFacts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable.
Werner HerzogYour 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.
Werner Herzog