โ€œHe preaches maxims like getting the shot by any means necessary, carrying bolt cutters everywhere, and thwarting institutional cowardice with guerrilla tactics. His entire career has been built on a DIY approach to life, his craft banged into existence through decades of trial and failure.โ€

While famed German film director/screenwriter,ย Werner Herzog, is being interviewed by a skateboard magazine, he is quick to bring up his childhood in Bavaria and his connection to skiing including the 1974 ski jumping film he directedย โ€œThe Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner.โ€ย Fascinating interview, check out that ski jumping movie below after watching the interview:

The Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner (1974) Dir by Werner Herzog [English Subtitles]

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