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“Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs.”

Quote by Werner Herzog

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German film director known for his unique style and profound thematic explorations. His notable works include 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Wings of Desire'. more

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“There's a completely new culture out there. I'm not a participant of texting and driving - or texting at all - but I see there's something going on in civilization which is coming with great vehemence at us.”

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“There are certainly laws and elements that make a film more accessible to mainstream audiences. If you've got Tom Cruise as a strongman, I'm sure it would have larger audiences, but it wouldn't have the same substance.”

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“Well 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.”

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“I have not seen a film as powerful, surreal, and frightening in at least a decade unprecedented in the history of cinema.”

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“THE ACT OF KILLING invents a new form of cinematic surrealism.”

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“I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I see only the overwhelming indifference of nature.”

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

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“English is a really wonderful language and I urge you all to investigate it”

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“If you go to Florence, it has all surface beauty, but like Venice, it's simply a museum of Renaissance times. Los Angeles is raw, uncouth and bizarre, but it's a place of substance. It has more new horizons than any other place.”

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