In my films, I hope there are a few moments where you feel almost illuminated, like in a state of ecstasy, stepping out of yourself, beyond yourself and perceiving something which is only, in the case of cinema, possible in collective dreams.
Werner Herzog[This kind of strange mythology about me.] I've pulled a huge steamboat over a mountain; I've done a feature film with all the actors acting under hypnosis - things that are very unusual.
Werner HerzogWe live in an era when established values are no longer valid, when prodigious discoveries are being made every year, when catastrophes of unbelievable proportions occur weekly. In ancient Greek the word โchaosโ means โgaping voidโ or โyawning emptiness.โ The most effective response to the chaos in our lives is the creation of new forms of literature, music, poetry, art and cinema.
Werner HerzogIf youโre purely after facts, please buy yourself the phone directory of Manhattan. It has four million times correct facts. But it doesnโt illuminate.
Werner Herzog