Director Werner Herzog loves Americans, quote from an interview about his movie, Rescue Dawn

"For me, Dieter is a quintessential American. Of course, he was an immigrant—someone who not only wants to improve his life condition but he came with a big dream, and that big dream was to fly. And America gave him this opportunity. That's why he was so loyal. He has all the ingredients of what I love about Americans: self-reliance, courage, optimism, loyalty."