Director Werner Herzog made films in the most difficult conditions. He was always ready to push boundaries – even legal ones.
"A man has to have a certain amount of, let's say, good criminal energy," joked 82-year-old Herzog on a CBS show.
So, as he says, he simply "brought" his first camera from a film school in Munich and never returned it – and that was not theft, but rather "expropriation".
To make films, he points out, it is necessary to break free from established norms.
Herzog has directed more than 70 feature films and documentaries. Despite his age, he continues to work – and to teach young artists.
Herzog's advice to students is to learn from real life.
"Earn money to finance your first films. But don't earn it in the office. Go out and work as a bouncer in a sex club."
Herzog was born in Munich, but has long lived in the United States.
Some of the films he directed include Ficcaraldo with Klaus Kinski and Queen of the Desert with Nicole Kidman. In 2009, the American magazine Time included him among the 100 most influential people in the world.
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