Director and writer Werner Herzog has one of the most distinctive bodies of work and a life to match.
His dozens of feature films and documentaries capture people grappling with mighty forces in nature and themselves, something Herzog is also known to do.
With his latest documentary, 'Ghost Elephants,' the German-born filmmaker, 83, follows conservation biologist Steve Boyes on a quest to find a mysterious herd in Angola.
Now streaming, the National Geographic film—written, directed and narrated by Herzog—is as much about the elusive elephants as the people searching for them, including master trackers who channel the spirits of the animals they pursue.
Herzog lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Lena Herzog.
Below, Herzog talks about his own spirit animal, the necessities he brings into the field and the penguin from one of his movies that recently turned into a meme.
