Werner Explains "It ALL"

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RE: Werner Explains "It ALL"

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Excerpt from: http://www.indiewire.com/article/10_glorious_quotes_care_of_werner_herzog/

On people suggesting his Bad Lieutenant had anything to do with Abel Ferreras:

The rights to the title were owned by one of the producers, who somehow speculated about starting a franchise. I immediately knew it was going to be wrong because my film had nothing to do with that other film with a similar title. But I can live with it. Its very easy now that you have seen the film. You know, of course, that there is nothing to it But thats what movie making is also about: Wild figments of fantasy that disappear. I always knew it would disappear the moment it was shown to audiences.

On always wanting to work with Nicolas Cage:

For a long, long time - even decades - I somehow had an eye on the work of Nicolas Cage, and he on my work. But it never occured to either one of us to work together. And all of a sudden, almost at the same time, we had the feeling of what an outrage that we have never collaborated. So there was this project and almost at the same moment we knew we would work together. It look less than sixty seconds on the phone and we knew we were in business.

On the meaning of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans:

Its fine to keep that open because each audience has the privilege to see it in his or her way. But I think its basically a new form of film noir The climate of time is favorable for film noir. When there is insecurity in things like the financial system collapsing. Its always in these moments, as an echo, that you see film noir coming up.

On peoples reaction to the film:

I walked away from last nights screening with great joy because there was such an intense reaction to the film. Every single moment was seen and every subtlety was kind of greeted with laughter. I walked away and thought, I have never had anything like that in my life. Never such an intense reaction of an audience