Monday, June 09, 2008

Thought for the day ...



... or maybe the decade.

"Perseverance is where the gods dwell."

- Director Werner Herzog, quoting a Peruvian saying.

4 comments:

pattinase (abbott) said...

Fitzcarraldo right? Amazing.

Wallace Stroby said...

Yes, the photo kind of says it all, doesn't it? The ship is halfway up the mountain, but looks like at any time it might slide back down and crush the people that got it there, including Herzog.

Jmags said...

And when you click on his name you go to a nice lengthy essay by the esteemed Stephen Whitty.

Jmags said...

I just saw Werner in "The Grand". Which was not a good film, made worse by Woody Harrelson. It also starred Gabe Kaplan!