When you look at any of my films you will immediately be able to tell this is a [Werner] Herzog film. Even if you didn't have any credits, in two minutes flat you would know.

The collapse of the stellar universe will occur - like creation - in grandiose splendor.

"Jack Reacher" was easy because the function of the villain was just to spread fear and horror.

Without dreams we would be cows in a field, and I don't want to live like that. I live my life or I end my life with this project.

Women have a very good sense for seeing instantly what constitutes a good man. Not physically. The physical strength is only a small side of it.

In private I'm not. You will have to ask my wife. She maintains I'm a fluffy husband.

It's funny how in the long time of me working in various countries and various situations that there is this kind of idea out in the media that I am a daredevil and that I risk the lives of everyone around me, but nobody ever gets hurt on my shoot. Some crew members sometimes, but the actors are OK.