nostr:npub124yyt6w9tpv4wfg45hep8qjseyuuv5qhzzukwnl3tr8su2d035sqghtnt5 I can't remember the exact words, but the basic purpose was to have "serious looking old person" saying something.

IMO the tone of it changed dramatically whether someone treated it as "generic serious old person" or "Werner Herzog, celebrated film director".