Werner Herzog

Ask them about their grievances.

Keep them engaged.

They are your buddies, your high school friends.

Do something.

Don't complain.

I don't like the complaints.

I mean it way beyond politics.

When I do a workshop for young filmmakers, they have to make a film within nine days, a short film.

very short film, but it's a relentless push.

And they learn a lot because I'm behind them during casting, choosing some sort of a story, showing them locations.

I'm with them going around when they are shooting, look over their backs when they're editing.

and they have to come up on the 10th day with a finished short film.

The mood in the beginning is always, ah, the film industry is so stupid, and they do not finance.

And I ask, from where are you?

South Korea.

And the Americans, they complain, they say the same thing.

The Mexicans say the same thing everywhere.

The Germans, there's immediately the mood of complaint.

I say, you idiots, if you are able-bodied and have...

the will and the vision to make a film earn a little bit money.