Live Poll: Happy Birthday, Werner Herzog!

@cinephile​ 

I didn't see all of the list, but saw Herzog in original language in one of his documentations and can state that from what I heard, I feel that he is a very calm guy, the complete counterpart of Kinski. I like his way and what he did in his filming life, even though I'm affraid of (his counterpart) Kinski. That guy was completely nuts. People around the world like Aguirre, but I think it's the wild behavior of Kinski, which causes that. He was completely unpredictable, completely non-stable. I think it wasn't acting in the common sense of acting, he was more like an unstable reactor. Hollywood teached us that insanity can be bounding, isn't it? Think of Hannibal Lecter. ...

P.S.: ... in the sense of the character. Hopkins seems to me like a very stable and set man. Kinski wasn't. He was restless, somehow.

@Breumaster​ 

He had anti-social personality disorder. But, I don't know how much that affect performances, his personality disorder must have helped him craft his characters, but at the same time, he was an excellent actor.

Channeling your mental health issues to give some of the most intense performances musn't be that easy.

@cinephile​ 

I saw some interviews where he insulted mostly all participants in filmed or recorded conversations. He must have been an awful colleague for them who had to deal with his unpredictable outbursts. Near his end, he had the mind that he would be a messenger of Jesus, while he ranted and insulted people who came to his show. And yes, his movie performances were impressive. For a poll about Werner Herzog, mentioning him and his work is not really avoidable. They had a hard time working together.

@Breumaster​ 

Sorry, I wrote Friday. Werner Herzog has his 80th birthday at Monday fifth September 2022, so

*bump* for Monday!

@Peter_pbn​ 

Thank you for pointing out, Peter. I did the corrections.

also corrected:

"... a German director known for the exhausting working-relationship with the nerve-racking difficult actor ..."

@Peter_pbn​ 

Thank you, Peter. Thank you, Buddies. :D