Famous Quotes by Werner Herzog

“Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence.”

I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

There is no such thing as reality, only our perception of it.

Film is, or should be, more like music than like fiction.

What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?

To me, the film is a mirror of the world. I want to capture the beauty and ugliness of life.

The great mystery of the world is that we are incapable of grasping the meaning of our lives.

I don't think of myself as an artist, but as a filmmaker.

The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.

There is no greater madness than that of the world.

I think the film industry is too focused on the money aspect and not enough on the artistry.

It is not the actors who make the film, it is the director who has the vision.

I have a deep, abiding love for the wilderness.

The real conflict in life is between the heart and the mind.

Life on our planet has been a constant series of cataclysmic events, and we are more suitable for extinction than a trilobite or a reptile. So we will vanish. There's no doubt in my heart.