Herzog Is A Poet

I'm a poet because cinema allows me to be honest with the world

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Werner Herzog

Visionary and adventurer of cinema, creator of documentaries about the extreme.

What Herzog Seeks — Werner Herzog
I seek truths in dark places where life reveals its secrets
Werner Herzog Interview — Werner Herzog
Cinema begins where ordinary life ends, at the edge of ecstasy
Memoir Discussion — Werner Herzog
Every man is a volcano, and my job is to reveal his passion
1976 BBC Archive — Werner Herzog
Good cinema seeks new images, not repeating old stories
60 Minutes Interview — Werner Herzog
I'm not afraid of death because work is life, and life is cinema
Extended Interview — Werner Herzog
The landscape is a character, and I must speak its language, the language of ecstasy

Documenting History — Questlove
As a documentarian, I feel a responsibility to preserve the history of Black music and culture
Birth of a Legend — Paul McCartney
The Beatles were about growth. We changed every single day.
All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
Alien Artist — David Bowie
I never tried to fit in. I prefer to be myself, even if it's alien.
The Soul of Music — Questlove
Soul is what makes music real. It's what people feel
Always Be a Good Human — Louis Armstrong
I've always tried to be a good human being. That's what matters.