Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-12-09
Steve Levitt & Werner Herzog: books mentioned on People I (Mostly) Admire #120
120. Werner Herzog Thinks His Films Are a Distraction
The filmmaker doesn’t want to be known only for his movies. He tells Steve why he considers himself a writer first, how it feels to be recognized for his role in The Mandalorian, and why he once worked as a rodeo clown.
Steve Levitt discussed Every Man for Himself and God Against All by Werner Herzog, Twilight World by Werner Herzog, and Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and others. Werner Herzog discussed Winnie the Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh) by A. A. Milne.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Every Man for Himself and God Against All
Discussed“reading his recent Memoir entitled every man for himself and God against all one can't help but think that fer Herzog himself isn't so different”
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Winnie the Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh)
Discussed“in one case one of the packages contained a book and it was Winnie the Pooh whoever packed it in there”
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Twilight World
Discussed“Then another one of your books that has had a tremendous impact on me, I think about it all the time, it's called 'The Twilight World.' Could you talk a bit about Hero Onoda's story and how you came to know him?”
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Freakonomics
Discussed“My own experience with movies is somewhat like what you're describing; they made a documentary about our book for economics, and it played in theaters.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Of Walking in Ice
“and of course my first book of walking in ice when I traveled on foot from Munich to Paris”
“And of course, my first book, 'Walking in Ice,' when I traveled on foot from Munich to Paris, writing has been all the time equally tied to filmmaking.”
Plugged Twilight World
“and the book is actually based on my meeting him and knowing him and conversations with him”