The Future of Truth Quotes

“As has been the way in criminal justice from the days of ancient Rome”
― Werner Herzog, The Future of Truth

“When young directors come to me, I tell them: Read, read, read, read, read. If you don’t read, you’ll presumably make films anyway, but they’ll be mediocre at best. If you don’t read, you’ll never make anything great.”
― Werner Herzog, The Future of Truth

“As has been the way in criminal justice from the days of ancient Rome, our presumption should be: innocent until proven guilty. That is one of the great attainments of our civilization. But where the internet is concerned, we should perhaps follow the opposite policy: assume guilt, be suspicious, expect manipulation, propaganda, lies. That seems to me the only way of dealing with fake news.”
― Werner Herzog, The Future of Truth

“The unending darkness of the time before we were born doesn’t interest us that much, but we are haunted by the darkness after our death.”
― Werner Herzog, The Future of Truth