During a Reddit AMA with Errol Morris and Joshua Oppenheimer, legendary film director Werner Herzog revealed that his biggest fear...is chickens.

May 29, 2021 · Werner Herzog is one of the most respected filmmakers of all time. In addition to his stature in film, he also revealed himself to be obsessed with the chicken.

Jun 20, 2023 · It's not stupidity. It's pure Dino DNA looking back at you. Chickens aren't mammals, they're tiny velociraptors who would 100% eat you without a shred of remorse if they could. Vicious …

Apr 4, 2014 · Herzog had a good deal of fun himself as questions continued to drop into the Reddit forum. He commented on everything from iguanas to his love of Nicholas Cage, leaving the points on …

Aug 28, 2012 · Herzog does in fact hypnotize chickens — in Signs of Life, his first feature (soldiers in an isolated garrison descend into madness) and The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (aka Every Man for …

Feb 8, 2012 · Just in case you felt bad about eating chicken, film director Werner Herzog sat in a big chair next to a tiny lion in a glass dome to remind us that chickens, if nothing else, are...

Dec 18, 2025 · “Look into the eyes of a chicken and you will see real stupidity. It is a kind of bottomless stupidity, a fiendish stupidity. They are the most horrifying, cannibalistic and nightmarish creatures in …

The legendary film director Werner Herzog lets us know what he really thinks. Directed by Siri Bunford, shot by Tom Streithorst

Aug 22, 2014 · From the beasts of the jungle to the rats, cats and bats of Nosferatu, the films of Werner Herzog are full of creatures great and small. Here’s what he thinks about them.

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