Klaus Kinski

Unhinged actor, worked with Herzog

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Sayings by Klaus Kinski

I am not a myth. I am a reality. Your reality.

1970s — Challenging audience perception
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I am an alien. I am a human. I am Klaus Kinski.

1970s — Emphasizing his unique and perhaps otherworldly nature
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I don't want to be safe. I want to be dangerous.

1980s — Embracing risk and intensity
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I am a feast for the eyes. And a terror for the soul.

1970s — Describing his impact on an audience
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I am not a man. I am a force of nature.

1980s — Elevating his self-perception beyond human limitations
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I am the truth. And the lie. I am everything.

1970s — Grandiose statement about his encompassing nature
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I do not want to be forgotten. I want to be remembered. For better or worse.

1980s — Desire for lasting impact
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I hate everyone. Especially the audience.

1980 — Interview with a German magazine
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I would rather kill myself than work with Werner Herzog again.

1982 — Press conference
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Acting is for idiots. I only do it for the money.

1975 — Interview with a French journalist
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I am God. Everyone else is just pretending.

1987 — Documentary footage
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I once punched a director because he told me to smile.

1988 — Autobiography
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The only thing I love more than myself is my reflection.

1979 — Interview with Playboy
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I don't believe in love. It's just a chemical reaction in the brain.

1985 — Interview with a German TV show
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I would rather eat glass than work with most actors.

1983 — Press statement
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I am not insane. The world is insane for not recognizing my genius.

1978 — Court testimony
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I have no friends, and I don't want any.

1986 — Interview with a journalist
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I am not a human being. I am a bomb. I explode.

1970s-1980s — Interview, likely related to his acting intensity or personal life
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I need to be alone. I need to contemplate my own awful mysteries.

Unknown — Attributed to him in various biographical accounts
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I am not a director, I am not a writer. I am an actor. I am a monster.

1970s — Interview
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