“The power of a volcano when it erupts is so evident, so visible, so palpable.” Quote by Werner Herzog
“It's not far-fetched that almost everywhere in the world where you have volcanoes you have mythologies or new gods being created.” WorldMythologyVolcanoes Author:Werner Herzog
“North Korea is not an exception. Even there, where you think it would be completely sober, they have the myth of their revolution being connected to the volcano.” ThinkingWould BeRevolutionConnectedMythExceptionSoberKoreaNorth KoreaVolcanoes Author:Werner Herzog
“It's curiosity, and always a sense of poetry. You see it in particular in the chapter "Iceland" where I'm reciting ancient Icelandic poetry. It has this very beautiful gravitas in conjunction with the volcanoes.” BeautifulParticularCuriosityAncientChaptersVery BeautifulVolcanoesConjunctionsIcelandRecitingGravitas Author:Werner Herzog
“I went to volcanoes where I knew that there was a lot of mythology around them; there was something like the creation of gods and monsters and demons.” CreationMythologyMonstersDemonVolcanoesGods And Monsters Author:Werner Herzog
“Of course, you do not do any research: you have to go there and do your film. It's not that I would travel there before without a camera and spend half a year on one of those volcanoes and then come back with a camera. You have to have some sort of a clear mindset.” YearsFilmCoursesHalfClearResearchCamerasMindsetVolcanoesHalf A Year Author:Werner Herzog
“You have to be completely open to what people would tell you. You do not shape them; you do not force the materials into your ideas. You have to have all windows and doors open.” PeopleIdeasForceDoorsMaterialsShapesWindowWindows And Doors Author:Werner Herzog
“When we speak about trespassing, we speak about artistic trespassing. You have to be prudent and have common sense and a sense of responsibility when you're trespassing. I think you haven't seen a film on volcanoes like that before. It's not National Geographic. It is wildly imaginative and very poetic and has a sense of awe that you normally do not see in films.” ThinkingFilmSpeakCommonResponsibilityHavensCommon SenseArtisticAwePoeticImaginativePrudentVolcanoesSense Of ResponsibilityNational GeographicTrespassing Author:Werner Herzog
“Of course I do things in my voice in my commentary, which I wrote.” CoursesVoiceCommentary Author:Werner Herzog
“At the end [when I speak about] magma under us everywhere, how it's monumentally indifferent to scurrying roaches, recoiled reptiles, and vapid humans alike. You see, you would never hear anything like that in a National Geographic or a PBS movie. This is clearly a transgression when it comes to being politically correct with your commentary.” HumansEndsSpeakLike YouIndifferentCommentaryPolitically CorrectTransgressionReptilesRoachesNational GeographicVapidPbsMagma Author:Werner Herzog
“There's this kind of strange mythology about me in the media because I've done unusual things.” KindDoneMediaStrangeMythologyUnusualUnusual Things Author:Werner Herzog