I do whatever pushes me hardest. It's coming at me and I try to... it's like uninvited guest and I have to wrestle them out the door or through the window - get them out and get over with them quickly.
Werner HerzogMay I propose a Herzog dictum? Those who read own the world, and those who watch television lose it.
Werner HerzogI am someone who takes everything very literally. I simply do not understand irony, a defect I have had ever since I was able to think independently.
Werner HerzogWell they are very frightening for me because their stupidity is so flat. You look into the eyes of a chicken and you lose yourself in a completely flat, frightening stupidity. They are like a great metaphor for me... I kind of love chicken, but they frighten me more than any other animal.
Werner Herzog