Draw up a list of the greatest living filmmakers, and my guest today would surely occupy a prominent place. Werner herzog is reponsible for some of the most wildly beautiful images captured on celluloid. If you have seen fitzcarraldo, you wont have forgotten the Steamship Being hauled over a mountain. He is seen as the film industrys obsessive genius, the director who once threatened to shoot his lead actor to prevent him quitting. Afterfive decades making movies, is Werner Herzogs love of film as intense as ever . Werner herzog, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with the word passion. You have been making films for the best part of five decades. Does your passion for film burn as bright as ever . It hasnt stopped. There is some sort of a fire within, and in a way, i can say i havent had a career. Because career means planning, and what do i do after that step . It is always, i keep saying, it is like burglars in your kitchen in the middle of the night. You wake up at 3 00am i
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Draw up a list of The Greatest Living Film Makers and my guess today would surely occupy a prominent place. Werner herzog is responsible for some of the most wildly beautiful images captured on celluloid. If youve seen fit to crowd though you wont have forgotten the steamship being called over a mountain. He is seen as the film industrys obsessive genius, the director who once threatened to shoot his lead actor to prevent him quitting. After five decades of Making Movies is Werner Herzogs love of film as intense as ever . If youve seen fitzcarraldo. Werner herzog, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with the word passion, you been making films for the best part of five decades, does your passion for film burn as bright as ever . It hasnt stopped, there is some sort of fire within and in a way i can say i havent had a career. Because career means planning and what do i do after that step so its always, i keep saying, its like burglars in yo
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Draw up a list of The Greatest Living Film Makers and my guess today would surely occupy a prominent place. Werner herzog is responsible for some of the most wildly beautiful images captured on celluloid. If youve seen fit to crowd though you wont have forgotten the steamship being called over a mountain. He is seen as the film industrys obsessive genius, the director who once threatened to shoot his lead actor to prevent him quitting. After five decades of Making Movies is Werner Herzogs love of film as intense as ever . If youve seen fitzcarraldo. Werner herzog, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with the word passion, you been making films for the best part of five decades, does your passion for film burn as bright as ever . It hasnt stopped, there is some sort of fire within and in a way i can say i havent had a career. Because career means planning and what do i do after that step so its always, i keep saying, its like burglars in yo