From Filmrot.com:
Finally, proof that Werner Herzog is a higher being ...
I was watching The Culture Show on BBC One last night with my back to the television until I heard that Mark Kermode was going to be interviewing Werner Herzog, one of my favourite directors. Famous for portraying extreme characters, who often lose their minds as they attempt the impossible, or are killed by the very thing they seek solace in, Herzog's films are always powerful and provocative. Grizzly Man is no exception and Kermode and Herzog stood nearby a canyon road to begin their interview about this film when there was a loud bang and Herzog clutched at his abdomen - someone had taken a pot shot at him with an air rifle and struck him!
Pandemonium ensued and they retired to a hotel and continued the interview where Herzog revealed his wound, a small hole in his abdomen which had bled over his t-shirt and boxer shorts. Herzog said it was nothing, it was part of being a filmmaker - 'a good soldier of cinema'. Well, if that is the case, then Herzog would have taken this next incident in his stride and apparently he did just that ...
From IMDB:
Herzog Helped Phoenix from Car Wreckage
Oscar-nominee Joaquin Phoenix was rescued from his car wreck last week by German cult director Werner Herzog. The 31-year-old Walk The Line star overturned his car on a canyon road above Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood after his brakes failed and he collided with another vehicle. Phoenix was saved because he was wearing his seat-belt, but has revealed he was helped from the wreckage by the 63-year-old, who has a home nearby. The actor says, "I remember this knocking on the passenger window. There was this German voice saying, 'Just relax.' There's the airbag, I can't see and I'm saying, 'I'm fine. I am relaxed. Finally, I rolled down the window and this head pops inside. And he said, 'No, you're not.' And suddenly I said to myself, 'That's Werner Herzog' There's something so calming and beautiful about Werner Herzog's voice. I felt completely fine and safe. I climbed out. I got out of the car and I said, 'Thank you,' and he was gone." From IMDB:
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