Werner Herzog is shot during a BBC Interview

submitted by Spiff
1 decade 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago
For those unfamiliar, here's the background story:

Journalist Mark Kermode was interviewing director Herzog in 2005 on top of Lookout Mountain near Los Angeles, when suddenly he was shot in the abdomen by a random gunman armed with an air rifle of some kind. The suspect fled, but Herzog expressed no interest in pursuing him or reporting the incident and insisted on continuing the interview and that the projectile which had struck him was "not a significant bullet."

He describes the incident here in his own words around 6:10.

20 Comments

Quboidsays...

"It's not a significant bullet" is what I heard with just under one minute left. Whatever it is, it takes a hell of a guy to react like he did, I'd probably have crapped myself. He da man!

k8_fansays...

The man was best friends with Klaus Kinski. Compared to life with Kinski, taking the occasional bullet is nothing. Some of the stories Herzog told about Kinski in his film "My Best Fiend" put the random, anonymous pot-shot in perspective. Kinski'a rage was legendary. One time he locked himself in a bathroom, and managed, bare-handed, to reduce everything in there to rubble. Toilet, sink and bathtub smashed to pieces no larger than gravel.

rembarsays...

*promote for awesome badassery

Reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt's reaction to an attempt on his life (Wikipedia):
"While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1912, a saloonkeeper named John Schrank failed in an assassination attempt on Roosevelt. Schrank did shoot the former President, but the bullet lodged in Roosevelt's chest only after hitting both his steel eyeglass case and a copy of his speech he was carrying in his jacket. Roosevelt declined suggestions that he go to the hospital, and delivered his scheduled speech. He spoke vigorously for ninety minutes. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." Afterwards, doctors determined that he was not seriously wounded and that it would be more dangerous to attempt to remove the bullet than to leave it in his chest. Roosevelt carried it with him until he died."

9058says...

I live in LA as well and though some parts I would not find this suprising what is suprising is his "its only a flesh wound" type of attitude towards the whole thing. Also how does an air rifle make a wound like that unless they were within 20 yards of him? Must of been close

Send this Article to a Friend



Separate multiple emails with a comma (,); limit 5 recipients






Your email has been sent successfully!

Manage this Video in Your Playlists




notify when someone comments

 
Create New Playlist
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
  
Learn More