The deal was we had to have people accompanying us and they would ask us not to film something [in North Korea]. For example, we wanted to film at a certain place and there happened to be a building under construction and it didn't look as fancy as the other buildings, so they wanted us to shoot where everything looked finished and made a good impression of the cityscape.
Werner HerzogI know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I'm good at that.
Werner HerzogI think psychology and self-reflection is one of the major catastrophes of the twentieth century.
Werner HerzogI have a great map of the Tibesti Mountains in the southern Sahara or Northern Chad. It's a dream of mine to go there, but it's such a volatile area, you have to be prudent.
Werner Herzog