Klaus Kinski, in Kinski Uncut : The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski (1996), p. 310
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People call me an "actor". What's that? In any case, it has nothing to do with the shit that people have always blabbered about it. It's neither a vocation nor a profession — although it's how I earn my living. But then so does the two-headed freak at the carnival. It's something you have to try and live with — until you learn how to free yourself. It has nothing to do with nonesense like "talent," and it's nothing to be conceited or proud of.

— Klaus Kinski on Vocation

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "People call me an "actor". What's that? In any case, it has nothing to do with the shit that people have always blabbered about it. It's neither a vocation nor a profession — although it's how I earn my living. But then so does the two-headed freak at the carnival. It's something you have to try and live with — until you learn how to free yourself. It has nothing to do with nonesense like "talent," and it's nothing to be conceited or proud of." in the context of "Klaus Kinski, in Kinski Uncut : The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski (1996), p. 310" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Klaus Kinski

About Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski (18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, famous for his emotional outbursts and work with director Werner Herzog. He was the father of Nastassja Kinski.