Werner Herzog Quotes

As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.

We take safety very, very seriously on every film I make, and that's why I've never had a serious accident or anybody killed when I make a picture.

I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.

Kamal Haasan makes sure that his co-artists wear the safety gear when they perform stunts.

I have made 70 or so films. In all my films not a single actor, a single extra, was hurt. Not one. So statistics are on my side when I say I'm clinically sane.

I always check my harness before I do a stunt; I test-drive the cars I have to race or explode; I'm present at all pyrotechnical rehearsals; and I walk through everything step-by-step. No man should put their life in someone else's hands unless they have covered their own safety from all angles.

Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.

Being a stunt coordinator, I have to take care not only of myself but I have to make sure everyone is safe.

I admit that I've been beaten up so many times in films, but we do not fake it - we actually have to fight when we shoot to make it real and to save film and time. Even the props that are not real, like the bats are plastic, but they're still very hard, so it still hurts.

Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do.

Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun.

Social distancing on a film set is an oxymoron. It can't happen, it won't happen. We can keep lying to ourselves though.

Even wrestling, now, I wear the helmet all the time. I'm not going to make that mistake again ever in my life.

No other protection is wanting, provided you are under the guidance of prudence.

I'm always very, very careful when the movies happen and where they happen.

Safety is number one at Uber... so we make sure the system is in place so riders get the safest ride possible.

I'm not a big risk-taker - being bad just wasn't worth my time or the risk of having the consequences for it. So maybe I'm a little bit lame for that.

I would love to work with Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Omar Epps, Martin Scorsese, Josh Mond, Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, and David O. Russell, just to name a few. Those guys are absolutely brilliant at what they do.

We will never forget the lessons that we learned as a result of San Bruno. It's really caused us to focus on safety with a laser-like sort of manner. There's always more work to be done.

I insist on doing all my own film stunts, although they are often worked out in advance by a stunt man who then advises me on the best and safest method of performing it.

As a producer, it's your job to bang on the table and convince studio heads why great movies should be made.

I hope to be remembered for mentoring the future generation of stuntmen and fighting for the rights and respect that stuntmen and stuntwomen deserve for their contribution to the world of moviemaking.

There's so many people involved in making a film.

Be safe and be realistic. They're both equally important.

When a male stunt performer falls down a flight of stairs, he has a lot of clothes on and can wear all this padding. But because actresses never have a lot of clothes on - they are always falling in their underwear - you can't wear any padding whatsoever.