The Mandalorian star Werner Herzog has never watched the Stars Wars films, but he does enjoy Keeping Up with the Kardashians

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"I’m starting to discover it. I’m curious; that’s my guiding principal," the German auteur tells Variety of watching E!'s Kardashians reality show, adding: "You have to know what a good amount of the population is watching. Do not underestimate the Kardashians. As vulgar as they may be, it doesn’t matter that much, but you have to find some sort of orientation. As I always say, the poet must not close his eyes, must not avert them." Herzog adds that having not seen Star Wars didn't hurt his Mandalorian performance. "No, it doesn’t really matter," he says. "You see, it was a very lively exchange, man-to-man so to speak, between Jon Favreau and myself. I was not tossed into unknown territory. I was very well briefed. I knew what was expected of me — I knew the interior landscape of the character and I knew the exterior landscape. You shouldn’t feel upset that I haven’t seen the Star Wars films; I hardly see any films. I read. I see two, three, maybe four films per year."