Werner Herzog
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And without missing a beat, I said, Hiro Onoda, the last one.
He'd been in the jungle for 40 years or something, yeah?
and ultimately ended up by me writing a novel, The Twilight World.
But I actually met the emperor.
I invited him very kindly to attend the world premiere of the opera.
And the emperor showed up and I asked for permission to shake his hand.
So I came in the intermission.
I shook his hand and he said, stay for a moment.
We should speak.
And it was very pleasant, by the way.
A wonderful short conversation.
And it was at the right moment, I think.
It was when I had to offer something which was visible.
You could see it.
And in 15 minutes, intermission was over and the second act would come.
So I didn't come with empty hands.
And it was much better then.
No, it shouldn't be a blueprint.
As a German, you do not...