Werner Herzog has done some insane things. He’s been shot at several times, eaten shoes on lost bets and turned down offers to murder troublesome crew members. He’s put some of the most bizarre stories ever told onto film, and he’s now offering a weekend seminar to show you how to do the same thing.

Werner Herzog opens Rogue Film School

“Now Werner Herzog is to enter the classroom, offering students the chance to benefit from his years of experience making movies in extreme locations and under inauspicious circumstances. The Werner Herzog school of guerrilla film-making is open for business, offering a weekend course with the veteran German director of Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Rescue Dawn, Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde for only $1,450 (£882).“

Herzog’s philosophy goes way beyond film itself. The website has a number of excellent lines to take away, but my favorite is:

“Follow your vision. Form secretive Rogue Cells everywhere. At the same time, be not afraid of solitude.”

Of course, it’s impossible to talk about Werner Herzog without mentioning this BBC interview, in which he’s shot with a pellet gun and reacts only with “What was that? … It’s not a significant bullet.”