Klaus Kinski

What do you think, that a dollar in a savings account is freedom? Maybe you have understood nothing I have said.

I make movies for money, exclusively for money.

You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible.

Why do I continue making movies? Making movies is better than cleaning toilets.

People who do not see the terrible things therefore do not see the beautiful things, either.

Fun? There is no fun.

I knew there were, in myself, the souls of millions of people who lived centuries ago; not just people but animals, plants, the elements, things, even, matter. All of these exist in me.

Why have I had this life? If I knew, I wouldn't have done it.

I am your fairy tale. Your dream. Your wishes and desires, and I am your thirst and your hunger and your food and your drink.

About 25 years ago, I was in an apartment, and next door, they put on the radio, so I struck the wall with my fist, but they did not put the radio down. I took a tool and banged until I made a hole through the wall. It was like a comedy movie.

It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away.