Klaus Kinski on Letterman, March 24, 1983

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  • @omarc9977
    @omarc9977 ปีที่แล้ว +1975

    We should have give an Oscar to Kinski for the best performance of his life: almost twelve minutes acting like a normal person without rage

    • @krel3358
      @krel3358 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Id imagine they gave him an ambien or something beforehand or they gave him someone to yell at in the dressing room before going out. I think Klaus is just the type of guy who wants to be in control of everything and the anger is from situations, environment, to people where if there is something out of place or not to his liking then hes just going to rage at it until it changes or his brain gets overloaded and he has to switch to another emotion.

    • @CrazyhorseDK
      @CrazyhorseDK ปีที่แล้ว

      he was manic @@krel3358

    • @peterharris38
      @peterharris38 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kinski r-worded his daughter natasha and gave her to roman Polanski too think about that

    • @larzkruber822
      @larzkruber822 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It´s like watching a ticking timebomb
      without knowing the time

    • @aluuusch
      @aluuusch ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you see how that idiot good behave abroad but not in Germany.

  • @ajindie9989
    @ajindie9989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4495

    Any German citizen can confirm that this is the most normal interview with Kinski an audience was ever able to see

    • @tyronevaldez-kruger5313
      @tyronevaldez-kruger5313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      AJ Indie I as naturalised German proudly confirm! 🙋🏾 when I saw the thumbnail I thought right away "OMG". To give the context: Kinski had a liking for threatening ppl to punch their faces especially interviewer's faces no matter how famous. And yet he was shockingly normal probably due to top cocaine

    • @rsvsbg1608
      @rsvsbg1608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 Nono, the difference's made by simple means of respect. He was treated correctly, so why would he have to defend himself? Simple as that.

    • @jpgrumbach8562
      @jpgrumbach8562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@tyronevaldez-kruger5313, agree. Right amount of the right drug (what ever) at the right time.

    • @haiguyse
      @haiguyse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@rsvsbg1608 I have to disagree. He knew his general hissie fits would not fly on Letterman.

    • @ugurtigu
      @ugurtigu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yup

  • @vishnunagendran332
    @vishnunagendran332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1838

    This is so far the best portrayal of a normal person by kinski.

    • @im11yearsold63
      @im11yearsold63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol :D

    • @reeyees50
      @reeyees50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Genious acting

    • @martinmoffitt4702
      @martinmoffitt4702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well said!

    • @ice9557
      @ice9557 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It’s widely reported that he was into Caprophagy, Autosarcophagy, and Necrophillia, I once heard a story from a sound technician from CrawlSpace that he got famously drunk put his underwear on backwards cut out a hole in them and ran around the set with his giant ball sack hanging out which he glued a pair of Googly Eyes too. I don’t know where the myths begin and the facts end but there’s seriously some strange shit afoot with this guy! He’s widely considered the Charles Manson of cinema!!

    • @paulbirkbeck1790
      @paulbirkbeck1790 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ice9557 that is vile if its true kinski was clearly a psycopath

  • @cqtaylor
    @cqtaylor ปีที่แล้ว +872

    Watching Klaus Kinski behave in a civil and kind way is like watching a psycho talking to the cops while you're tied in the trunk of his car.

    • @mrtoothless
      @mrtoothless ปีที่แล้ว +2

      your what?

    • @cqtaylor
      @cqtaylor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mrtoothless What?

    • @mrtoothless
      @mrtoothless ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Own the edit, turd@@cqtaylor

    • @benalbrecht4437
      @benalbrecht4437 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hahaha genius 👌

    • @zefonk
      @zefonk ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😆

  • @mitchbarredo3990
    @mitchbarredo3990 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    This is his most riveting performance, acting calm, and nice, talking without screaming, smiling.

    • @JD-jc8gp
      @JD-jc8gp ปีที่แล้ว +10

      fascinating, horrifying

    • @julietjones7376
      @julietjones7376 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even a mention of Herzog didn't get him angry. Lol.

    • @alvarosousa7707
      @alvarosousa7707 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ao contrário da vida real que só gritava com as filhas. Era um estuprador das suas filhas.

    • @falagarius
      @falagarius 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      druuugs

  • @protamine4
    @protamine4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2979

    This interview represents the longest period ever of normal and lucid behavior by Kinski.

    • @adamtzsch
      @adamtzsch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      protamine4
      How do you know?

    • @thekeythesecret66
      @thekeythesecret66 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @tabeaschumann5027
      @tabeaschumann5027 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jav Ag ......yes he is 👍

    • @TT-zi7hi
      @TT-zi7hi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      'merica will do that to you

    • @HaroldHivart
      @HaroldHivart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was really mad ! :-)

  • @11Kralle
    @11Kralle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3365

    The only villain that would have killed James Bond in the first scene...

    • @johnty505
      @johnty505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Nicely put!

    • @nessnake123
      @nessnake123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      no way

    • @46reno
      @46reno 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      11Kralle No, Lee Van Cleef took him out.

    • @OrangeAgent5
      @OrangeAgent5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      brilliant comment right at the point!

    • @AndreasDelleske
      @AndreasDelleske 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He’d hypnotize Chuck Norris to do it.

  • @fanboy2015
    @fanboy2015 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2773

    Kinski on his best behavior, believe it or not.

    • @tylerdurden4368
      @tylerdurden4368 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ...true...

    • @Tsagia
      @Tsagia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Valium?Prozac?Elephant tranquilizer dart?

    • @SaitohYatate
      @SaitohYatate 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      All of the Above.

    • @TheHarryBlock1
      @TheHarryBlock1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Absolutely. I felt there was a dangerous point, like the Cuba crisis, when the host asked for his daugther, one could feel the vulcano rumbling deep inside. But the host didn't push any of his numerous red buttons and turned the talk back to great humour and let Kinksi steer the boat. In Germany, there was hardly an interview in which someones pushed his buttons, and he insulted someone. but Letterman handled him perfeclty.

    • @enricoflaw4701
      @enricoflaw4701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Very typical for narcisist. Letterman was already then a very important person. Kinski was only nasty to people who were "below" him.

  • @marvinwhittlesey3563
    @marvinwhittlesey3563 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Klaus Kinski was a brilliant actor who had mental issues. He worked both in Europe and the US. He's been called the craziest actor on two continents!

  • @maxd2215
    @maxd2215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    Hats off to David for dealing with Kinski without getting him into rage mode. It's been the smoothest and politest interview with him I have ever seen. The German and French audience must have been blown away by such calm and quiet moments.

    • @yackfou2412
      @yackfou2412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You have to look ‚je später der Abend‘ mit kinski

    • @justin-lb5uv
      @justin-lb5uv ปีที่แล้ว +19

      his english isnt sufficuent enough to rant

    • @ice9557
      @ice9557 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It’s widely reported that he was into Caprophagy, Autosarcophagy, and Necrophillia, I once heard a story from a sound technician from CrawlSpace that he got famously drunk put his underwear on backwards cut out a hole in them and ran around the set with his giant ball sack hanging out which he glued a pair of Googly Eyes too. I don’t know where the myths begin and the facts end but there’s seriously some strange shit afoot with this guy! He’s widely considered the Charles Manson of cinema!!

    • @jesuschristsuperstar9821
      @jesuschristsuperstar9821 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@justin-lb5uv sufficient

    • @jurgenv.6030
      @jurgenv.6030 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, hard to believe for rednecks, but there are such interviews from Germany and France...
      😀😀😀

  • @007Spadge
    @007Spadge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +953

    Kinsky really likes Letterman, probably the only reason he's so calm

    • @plasticboy81
      @plasticboy81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      He just wanted to be Big in america. Only reason he is nice here.

    • @D4RKBRU73
      @D4RKBRU73 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      No Alex is right. Also the fact that Letterman is smart enough to know how to handle Kinski

    • @kristink8692
      @kristink8692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      The german media for Kinsky is like parents who love their child no matter what. They will always invite him again. So he acts out like a child. I think he just knows that Letterman is another level and that they don't need him there. Or maybe he just took something nice and feels peculiar fluffy.

    • @Honorarkonsul1081
      @Honorarkonsul1081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i would say he feels safe in the situation because he knows he won´t be provoked by Letterman. he was just an authentic guy that divided him from 99% of other celebrities.

    • @GG-zg5mx
      @GG-zg5mx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      .... no, because Letterman is more eloquent than Kinski ... Kinski knew that he wouldn't have a chance against Letterman!
      That's why he was so calm!

  • @ollietaro
    @ollietaro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    At the end of those 11 minutes and 43 seconds, sighs of relief from all around the studio were breathed.

    • @titatwix
      @titatwix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yessss!!!!

  • @MelloGee33
    @MelloGee33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    People always talk about how "wacky" actors like Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Mickey Rourke, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise and Charlie Sheen are in real life, but not one of them even comes close to Klaus Kinski. That dude was, hands-down, the craziest male actor off-screen to ever exist.

    • @volpeverde6441
      @volpeverde6441 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Klaus had them all beat....
      in competition for the lunatic
      trophy....

    • @Tha3rdworldghost
      @Tha3rdworldghost ปีที่แล้ว +36

      He's the gg allin of the acting world

    • @UMAMIMAMU
      @UMAMIMAMU ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Tha3rdworldghost In all honesty. I think Kinski might have even had the capacity to freak out GG Allin.

    • @wolfganghasenmaier8350
      @wolfganghasenmaier8350 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mickay Rourke would have eaten him for breakfast. Easily. Within a few seconds.

    • @VictorLugosi
      @VictorLugosi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wolfganghasenmaier8350are you on meth?

  • @benediktmohr323
    @benediktmohr323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2563

    Kinski would have been the perfect Joker

    • @RevoltingRudi
      @RevoltingRudi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +323

      even the joker whould think klaus is total nutz.

    • @maroof1
      @maroof1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Omg you could be so right

    • @4ll3sb4n4n3
      @4ll3sb4n4n3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Nah, Kinski is an egomaniac who loves to hear himself talk.

    • @keyjob19
      @keyjob19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Benedikt Mohr why

    • @thymethome6755
      @thymethome6755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Jet Black
      True, Thats why he would be the Perfect Joker

  • @JeradSteadman
    @JeradSteadman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Klaus was so charming here he was on his best behavior

  • @grafikdrummer
    @grafikdrummer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2725

    So, outside of germany he acted like a normal person?

    • @samira7104
      @samira7104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      grafikdrummer exactly what i thought

    • @Reggie1408
      @Reggie1408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      no there is a french interview in which he acts like his "normal" angry self

    • @carapo66
      @carapo66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      No, he was a raging lunatic in the Amazon jungle.

    • @BuGGyBoBerl
      @BuGGyBoBerl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@saladvolcano3103 sure, the maniac is the normal one and germans are weird.

    • @kaltblut
      @kaltblut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @JohnACorp782 put anyone next to kinski. the person who's not kinski is the normal one.

  • @james5460
    @james5460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    This is a fascinating interview. "You promised me coffee." You can tell this guy was a handful. "I would have done something, maybe without warning." I love this guy.

    • @Synthpoptroubadour
      @Synthpoptroubadour 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      do you love him even knowing what he did to his daughter?

    • @johnnyhammer
      @johnnyhammer ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Synthpoptroubadour That was the best bit!

    • @MultiLililililili
      @MultiLililililili ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Herzog has a story about how important coffee was to Kinski . Males him froth at the mouth if its not how he likes it

    • @modelcitizen72
      @modelcitizen72 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@MultiLilililililiI was actually nervous about what might happen if he took a sip.

    • @moonlight-p1t
      @moonlight-p1t 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me too

  • @guileniam
    @guileniam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +635

    Holy crap. When he said peculiar I thought hes gonna kill Letterman.
    Seriously it was more tense than the "how am I funny" scene from Goodfellas

    • @gravityboxer
      @gravityboxer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Dizzy Blu lol true it immediately reminded me of that scene

    • @carrrexx7190
      @carrrexx7190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Peculiar how?
      😃

    • @hanumanvaya
      @hanumanvaya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@carrrexx7190 Just... ya know... you're peculiar...just how you tell the story.

    • @D4RKBRU73
      @D4RKBRU73 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol exactly :D

    • @Gravyballs2011
      @Gravyballs2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "peculiar" always reminds me of this scene from a 1975 film
      th-cam.com/video/rKnz-YMVWwI/w-d-xo.html

  • @MexlycanFilmico
    @MexlycanFilmico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    Kinski is acting here to look normal..... But inside him there is a volcano about to erupt.

    • @lordharry423
      @lordharry423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Telios Abraxas He surrendered pretty quick in 1944

    • @dannyberinger4634
      @dannyberinger4634 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stupid

    • @YEC999
      @YEC999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is so normal in that interview completely different to his other interviews

    • @lukasschliepkorte3019
      @lukasschliepkorte3019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The other way round.
      He always made a show when throwing a tantrum as soon as cameras rolled just to be normal Again in seconds afterwards.

  • @stephencollier453
    @stephencollier453 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Kinski having match struck on his back strap by Lee Van Cleef in "For A Few Dollars More" and Kinski's reaction to it. Surely one of the best moments in cinematic history.

    • @paulsummers2640
      @paulsummers2640 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "In ten minutes, you'll be smokin' in hell."

    • @29brendus
      @29brendus ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "well, well, well, if it isn't the smoker?"

    • @roboi2241
      @roboi2241 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Masterpiece, not a word spoken during the entire scene, just silence and suspense.

    • @stephencollier453
      @stephencollier453 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, absolute marvelous - and several camera shots of Eastwood's expression throughout the scene says it all.

    • @Steve-yd8dt
      @Steve-yd8dt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Is quivering lip 😆😆😆

  • @MachineSamba
    @MachineSamba 7 ปีที่แล้ว +972

    These unpolished interviews from a more authentic age in celebrity culture are so much more satisfying to watch than today's glossy, planned bullshit.

    • @iscream2232
      @iscream2232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      True that

    • @Honorarkonsul1081
      @Honorarkonsul1081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      true words.

    • @enriquesinghjr
      @enriquesinghjr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That's the way Letterman has always done his interviews.... and that's why some celebrities hated him (Madonna, Paris Hilton, etc) because his people would perhaps go through some questions and when they actually came to the show he would ask them whatever he wanted... Paris Hilton about her time in jail, which was actually kind of funny but also a little bit cruel... she said she would never come back... he apologized... and she did return.

    • @prettisessor3941
      @prettisessor3941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pashadyne Why do you say that?

    • @prettisessor3941
      @prettisessor3941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pashadyne I understand your feelings, it is getting worse all the time!

  • @TheBourbonStreet
    @TheBourbonStreet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Klaus Kinski at his best behavior--- however, you can sense that he is a ticking time bomb.

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What's up with his reptile tongue...

    • @TheBourbonStreet
      @TheBourbonStreet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@LarryFleetwood8675 He had a dry mouth, you can see this in almost every interview

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@TheBourbonStreet I guess so, or maybe it was because of cocaine use(?) or something.

    • @TheBourbonStreet
      @TheBourbonStreet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LarryFleetwood8675 Who knows... who cares, the man is dead. May he Rest In Peace...

    • @edsnotgod
      @edsnotgod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@LarryFleetwood8675 he used that on his own daughter and Germans and Hollywood thought it was adorable

  • @Groucho3321
    @Groucho3321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I like how he keeps saying he and Herzog didn't get along, and fueling the myth about their vicious feud. In reality he and Herzog were really good friends, and care for each other. They made five films together, that's no accident. Kinski had a virulent temper, that's no secret, but Herzog knew how to handle it and use it in benefit of Kinski's acting.

    • @dfjtobin
      @dfjtobin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Love/hate relationship, they wanted to kill each other, but also needed to work together, watch the doco My best friend about their 'friendship'.

    • @brianwalsh1401
      @brianwalsh1401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dfjtobin Saw where they lived in the same rooming house in 1953 Berlin maybe and Herzog said Kinski didn't come out of the communal bathroom for 2 days and when he did everything was broken. Herzog was 13 at the time.

  • @thierrymarcellus9082
    @thierrymarcellus9082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Asked for coffee
    Doesn’t drink the coffee.
    My hero 😂

    • @glockta2910
      @glockta2910 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ik he is such a basket case.

    • @sunshineandwarmth
      @sunshineandwarmth 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You see how fast they got it ready? It was probably instant. Would a European drink instant? No. But they would likely think Americans would think it would be OK to serve a guest instant coffee, even after he'd already put his order in for coffee.

  • @Hurricane_Manners
    @Hurricane_Manners ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I've only ever seen Kinski in one acting role, and that is as the hunchback in For A Few Dollars more, and for a minor supporting role he sure as hell stands out.

    • @katiebates6134
      @katiebates6134 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Check him out in crawl space!😀

  • @WakeRunSleep
    @WakeRunSleep 8 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    6:39 "You promised me coffee, right?" Probably the only guest making sure he gets his coffee mid interview.

    • @Gieszkanne
      @Gieszkanne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And he didnt even drank it ; )

    • @-yputr7206
      @-yputr7206 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lul why he didnt argue and shout?

    • @johnrogan9420
      @johnrogan9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kaffee mit milch...wo ist mein milch und sugur!

    • @johnrogan9420
      @johnrogan9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @70sNEON klaus verstandt mein Deutschen Worden!

    • @GiandomenicoDeMola
      @GiandomenicoDeMola 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@johnrogan9420 das ist kein Deutsch, das ist Pennsylfaanisch Deitsch

  • @ricarleite
    @ricarleite 8 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    I was cringing the whole time, just waiting for Kinski to burst into rage.

    • @htf5555
      @htf5555 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      When i heard the word "peculiar" I thought he would go apeshit again.

    • @cejka30
      @cejka30 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ricarleite lol. Me too

    • @plasticweapon
      @plasticweapon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      kinski used the word during a 1971 interview.

    • @muzzer27_
      @muzzer27_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It's not that he didn't know the meaning of the word 'peculiar', he just didn't know what David meant by saying 'pecauliar' in reference to some his roles.

    • @phillytheflyerable
      @phillytheflyerable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      he looks so humble, probably drugged down

  • @JMoruzzi
    @JMoruzzi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    "We're delighted to have him here..." Of course, in the 80s 'delighted' was slang for 'absolutely bloody terrified'.

  • @vorhangauf...
    @vorhangauf... 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Letterman's way to talk to Kinski was the perfect one. It's not easy to treat such an explosive character like Klaus Kinski was.

  • @bigbrotherishere
    @bigbrotherishere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Kinski was an extreme and difficult man, and a truly gifted performer.

    • @flonkplonk1649
      @flonkplonk1649 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was the best actor ever playing himself

    • @Youtube-Censorship-Police
      @Youtube-Censorship-Police ปีที่แล้ว +1

      max giermann is very close though :D

    • @bierundkippen720
      @bierundkippen720 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ... who raped is daughter.

    • @GCKelloch
      @GCKelloch ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How dare you insult Mr. Kinski by calling him "gifted". He alone was responsible for his every spectacular moment on screen!

    • @scrapgrace
      @scrapgrace ปีที่แล้ว

      And the rapist of his own daughter :^)

  • @ignatiushorstmann2526
    @ignatiushorstmann2526 6 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Dude was such a goddamn lunatic. However, his performance in Aguirre, in my opinion, raised acting to the sphere of true high art

    • @HartmutJagerArt
      @HartmutJagerArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      And his acting in 'Nosferatu' as the Vampire is the greatest ever - bar none !

    • @Account.for.Comment
      @Account.for.Comment 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You meant by acting the same way he is.

    • @KatarnCrusader
      @KatarnCrusader 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He was born to play this role.

    • @HartmutJagerArt
      @HartmutJagerArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Account.for.Comment With the exception of Sir Alec Guinness, the greatest actor in my opinion, the character and personality of every actor is reflected in his acting, as it is also in any other form of art.

    • @Account.for.Comment
      @Account.for.Comment 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@HartmutJagerArt In short, I agree with you. Read books by actors, watch acting lessons and was part of a casting team. Here what they emphasized: Truth is Essential. The written characters are sketches, in which the actors colored with their own experiences and reactions by instincts. The more the actor resemble the character, the more easy and believable his acting is.
      I loved Aguirre but I would say Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lamb and Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad deserved more praise, acting wise, because they either managed to completely changed their characteristics, or managed to portray the whole range of that character. Kinski in Aguirre is a cheat code in a video game. The lunatic is fantastic because he acted in his truest self.

  • @dkelly26666
    @dkelly26666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Kinski could often be ornery and easily upset in interviews. He is so relaxed and playful here. It's nice to see him being nice....

    • @colderbeer
      @colderbeer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Maybe he had some great sex earlier....

    • @DeadEyeWithTheRedEye
      @DeadEyeWithTheRedEye 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      colderbeer best ask his daughter....

    • @jnnh7654
      @jnnh7654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes!!!!

    • @Claytone-Records
      @Claytone-Records 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Jennifer Harrison, Are you serious? Sick bastard.. I knew he was nuts, but that is something else. And not in a good way of course.

    • @245-TRIOXIN
      @245-TRIOXIN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was a massive nonce.

  • @Michael-wn4jj
    @Michael-wn4jj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    He played himself in the movies, a balance between genius and madness ready to explode any time. Making him a believable actor.

  • @azynkron
    @azynkron ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The guy that handled his medication before this interview doesn't get enough appreciation.

  • @kaufmadsce
    @kaufmadsce ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My German father-in-law used to speak to him frequently in Marin County, California around this time. He recalls the Kinski we see here, a pleasant man making the usual small talk about life. His madness was always there, but not always provoked.

    • @haanis5458
      @haanis5458 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Some of his costars in some movies have also said that he had a warmer side. It was just that he would go from warm and nice, to angry and insane in a second.
      The dude was literally a psychopath. He was diagnosed and all. The reason he got so many jobs was just because he was so immensely talented. He did a lot of bad and terrible things, but in a way it was kinda not his fault. He need psychicatric help. He should really not played in any movie. I am sure that all the stress that comes with being a movie star doesn't help with you mental health

    • @ritahorvath8207
      @ritahorvath8207 ปีที่แล้ว

      .
      a pleasant man . . .
      .

    • @kikisan6328
      @kikisan6328 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@haanis5458the fact that he r**** his daughter for 14 years since she was 5 was not his fault?

  • @ffeis
    @ffeis ปีที่แล้ว +119

    The reason why Kinski was so friendly is that he saw the dollar notes of the US film industry in front of him. There are moments when you behave.

    • @Zodroo_Tint
      @Zodroo_Tint ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Every european actor knows the US is a delicate place with full of money. You have to follow the rules or you are out. Funny because they are so proud to have freedom meanwhile in Europe you can not do one thing, one thing only but every other thing you free to do, some people will drop you but the industry will not.
      That one thing is criticizing a certain country or questioning a certain event.

    • @jareknowak8712
      @jareknowak8712 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Zodroo_Tint
      What country/event?

    • @therainman7777
      @therainman7777 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jareknowak8712Germany and the holocaust.

    • @andrewmacleod4218
      @andrewmacleod4218 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also, his daughter Nastassja would have been filming Paris Texas at that time. I don’t know anything about their relationship, but I imagine he wouldn’t want to embarrass her, steal her limelight or sabotage her career by acting stupid.

    • @therainman7777
      @therainman7777 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@andrewmacleod4218 Yeah I really doubt he was concerned about that at all.

  • @ronniebrown2517
    @ronniebrown2517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i was living in austin, texas during the 80s...went to walk in theaters to see aguire, fritzcaraldo, and i think two others...blew me away...klaus was spectacular in all of them....saw a couple of them several times...this was even before vcr/vhs tapes...the physical effort to see klaus was well worth it....

  • @jamesdrichardson3447
    @jamesdrichardson3447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    He'd have made a great Bond Villian, probably the best that never was.
    He was made for Nosferatu, no other actor could have bettered his performance.

    • @sosbernede5467
      @sosbernede5467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      According to a German book about the Bond movies he was supposed to get a part as a villain in Thunderball. Maybe the part of Vargas.

    • @jamesdrichardson3447
      @jamesdrichardson3447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I can see him playing that role really well. That got me thinking who is the British equivalent of Klaus Kinski and I think the late Oliver Reed can come close. There aren't any hellraisers left that I can think of that come anywhere near those two.

    • @sosbernede5467
      @sosbernede5467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamesdrichardson3447 Yes, it would be probably Oliver Reed. Kinski and Reed hated each other through the filming of Venom. It`s still one of my favourite Kinski movies.

    • @jamesdrichardson3447
      @jamesdrichardson3447 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sosbernede5467 If I remember correctly Kinski plays a terrorist with a poisonous Black Mamba snake on the loose in an Embassy Building in London, I can't remember Oliver Reed even being in that movie. Maybe he disliked Kinski because he had the better part to play and Reed was a secondary player.

    • @sosbernede5467
      @sosbernede5467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesdrichardson3447 Yes, but it takes place in a London flat and not in an Embassy. Kinski plays the main villian and Reed his partner. Both have plenty of sceen time. Kinski gave everyone a very tough time and Reed was always provoking him. The director once said that the Black Mamba -they used a real one for most of the scenes - was the nicest person on the set.

  • @3L3CTR0static
    @3L3CTR0static 5 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    As usual his tongue lives another life and does what it wants

    • @daustmann
      @daustmann 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Cocaine is a hell of a drug

    • @Paul47Tat
      @Paul47Tat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@daustmann I don't think for a second he was on cocaine. That guy on cocaine wouldn't be able to sit down, let alone talk quietly.

    • @haraldtoepfer233
      @haraldtoepfer233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Paul47Tat yeah, but more a sign for mental issues.

    • @tamexberlin
      @tamexberlin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      totally right 😂 fly me to the moooon 👍😁

    • @rosifischer1363
      @rosifischer1363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reptile.

  • @terenceskill9526
    @terenceskill9526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    What I find truly amazing is that he really sounds pretty much the same in German, French and English, as well. A lot of people tend to lose at least bit of their soul and their spontaneousness when they express themselves in a foreign language, but Klaus is completely himself in every language he speaks, even though he´s not even close to perfect. Plus: he appeared to be much more easy-care when he was in the USA, I guess that´s where he felt himself being in the right place.
    One of showbusiness´ greatest coke-queens of all time, I love him for not giving a single sh*t what people thought about him, at all.

    • @RaikenXion
      @RaikenXion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When you can learn to be like that and have such a confidence that you simply don't care what people think of you; as long as you're not harming anyone or being offensive and causing trouble, i think you are truly free and are "alive". That and just pushing yourself to reach your full potential.

    • @samhell3524
      @samhell3524 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I disagree…Kinski was hyper fixated on what people thought of him, this is no secret…he always gave a shit about what people thought or at least fixated on people thinking about him in the same light he thought of himself, he was easily offended, delusional and self obsessed which is why he such a fascinating character.

    • @flonkplonk1649
      @flonkplonk1649 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He also is in every movie the same: Klaus Kinski

    • @terenceskill9526
      @terenceskill9526 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gunnarb.7094 ...what are the first things kids are learning to say in a foreign language, traditionally? 😄 Exactly 😄

    • @SamDeeksRelovedGuitars
      @SamDeeksRelovedGuitars ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flonkplonk1649 I read that in a German accent btw

  • @triptothebeach
    @triptothebeach 8 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Many thanks from germany for this very rare upload.

    • @christophbader3713
      @christophbader3713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A video of a child molester.

    • @niksarass
      @niksarass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Many thanks from his daughter lol

  • @Chris-en1zh
    @Chris-en1zh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Kinski had a magic and sincere smile that let him get away with the most disturbing eccentricities.

    • @nigellaird8655
      @nigellaird8655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Too true Chris, an easy effusive smile is a "psycho's" best weapon/defence. Kinski was a truly great actor and a deeply flawed human being. Herzog had the measure of him & their collaborations are amongst the greatest in cinema history.

  • @NovaJake360
    @NovaJake360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    I can't believe how fun and well mannered he is here.

    • @PornobrillenAli
      @PornobrillenAli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@fabienh3943 She has zero proof to back up her claims.
      She spent through all the money that her father left her and then right before a book of her comes out she tells the story. What a fluke !

    • @peternemeth1777
      @peternemeth1777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It's the skill and experience and degree of professionalism of letterman why he stays calm. Usually Kinsky seeks in any interview in any country for a reason so that he can burst out in anger but letterman is too much of a professional. He has Kinsky under control and uses the respect that Kinsky has for him and the love he has for Dave to steer the situation to another place when he feels that his guest could start to build up and acumulate qantagonisms and agressions. Dave simply has total control. He's always conscious that mutual respect and courteousy is the basis that prevents that he loses control.

    • @giovanna722
      @giovanna722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@245-TRIOXINHe's crazy, narcissistic as hell, although, as others have mentioned, oddly charming when he wants to be. I believe the girls.

    • @VambeefcoHorzey
      @VambeefcoHorzey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@PornobrillenAli What proof do you want to see? Soiled undergarments? Semen stains on bedsheets?

    • @nokia3210fuck
      @nokia3210fuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@VambeefcoHorzey Proof that meets the standarts to be used in court. Accusations don't mean anything !

  • @terryrollins1973
    @terryrollins1973 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    You've really got to hand it to Dave for his skills, nobody else has successfully interviewed Kinski like this. What a gem 💎

    • @selinakyle2368
      @selinakyle2368 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You should see the interview with his daughter

    • @inlakesh555
      @inlakesh555 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dave was really connected and interested

    • @eirikmoltu553
      @eirikmoltu553 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's so skillful about this?

    • @selinakyle2368
      @selinakyle2368 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eirikmoltu553 🙄🙄🙄

    • @acch20
      @acch20 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And herzog for extracting his talent in so many films

  • @thomka4576
    @thomka4576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This is the first interview in English I see with Kinski and also the first one I see where he answers questions :-)

    • @twomindz79
      @twomindz79 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha. So true .

  • @thadeusvanberg7575
    @thadeusvanberg7575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank You to make Kinski comfortable. Makes me happy. Greetings from Germany, north sea.

  • @stefan.5987
    @stefan.5987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I was born in 1983 and thought he is going to bottle it.
    A true legend (especially for his speeches).
    R.I.P. Klaus Kinski

  • @stevefowler2112
    @stevefowler2112 8 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I still remember him best as the hunchback bad guy/desparado in the Clint Eastwood For a few dollars more classic.

    • @VAHOSS
      @VAHOSS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well, well.....if it isn't the smoker 😄

    • @Maetrei
      @Maetrei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In two minutes you'll be smoking in hell

    • @AlexFeltcha.k.a.SonicAL
      @AlexFeltcha.k.a.SonicAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @felix mendez "GET UP! On your feet. Cuchillio, count to 3"

    • @rtstrong
      @rtstrong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kinski's sceen with Van Cleef was the best, "I usually smoke after my meal."

  • @collinmartin2566
    @collinmartin2566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Friendly reminder this man (while shooting a scene in the film Aguirre) swung a sword so hard into an extras head, that had it not been for his helmet, would’ve split his skull open.

  • @flatisland
    @flatisland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    the audience always thinks that he's joking ... when he's not

    • @seinfeld8812
      @seinfeld8812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Many years ago I asked my father what the difference is between Leno and Letterman...he explained to me he thought Dave's humor was better received by more intelligent people and Jay was more slapstick humor. You're comment reminded me of that conversation many years back. Cheers!

    • @flatisland
      @flatisland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@seinfeld8812 who you think I meant? :-)

    • @eric_oleander
      @eric_oleander 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@flatisland it's just showing how unfamiliar americans are with the real kinski

    • @flatisland
      @flatisland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      :-) ... therefore a recommendable read: the Wiki article about him, especially the paragraph "mental illness"

  • @khan8590
    @khan8590 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    david was scared when he asked abt his coffee plus the speed at which coffee was being made otherwise wrath of god would have descended upon them

    • @frankiemac5851
      @frankiemac5851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao!!

    • @valterspatriks8752
      @valterspatriks8752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      W.Herzog in his masterclass told a story about how there was a plane crash nearby where they shot and the person behind the radio was telling them about injured or survivors and how they could help, and suddenly Kinski comes out and screams from the top of his lungs about who dared to bring him lukewarm coffee.

  • @gretchenbusiness9928
    @gretchenbusiness9928 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1. Kinski demands coffee and then never even drinks it. Does he want it for a prop or a way to demand control? 2. He says he doesn’t like Herzog but keeps redirecting the topic of conversation back to him. 3. Watch what he does with his right hand and his overall body language. He’s nervous, uncomfortable, guarded, defensive, almost insecure. A fascinating character!

    • @chronoxwx5888
      @chronoxwx5888 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      the coffee was probably hot bruh

  • @janksamillion
    @janksamillion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I'm currently reading "Herzog On Herzog", which includes this passage:
    "I took [Kinski] to see a doctor, who asked routine questions about allergies and hereditary diseases, and then: 'Mr Kinski, have you ever suffered from fits of any kind?' 'YES, EVERY DAY!' screamed Kinksi at the highest pitch possible, before laying waste to the doctor's office."
    I had never seen him in a film or interviews, and was expecting something like Lemongrab from Adventure Time. This... isn't that.

    • @ytubeanon
      @ytubeanon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +Chris Bauer Klaus Kinski, "unacceptable."

    • @sonicthehedgegod
      @sonicthehedgegod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      literally any other interview is exactly that lmao

    • @carlosx1237
      @carlosx1237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This quote made me laugh very hard. I gotta read that book.

    • @tomatofaceddisgrace
      @tomatofaceddisgrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lemongrab 😂😂😂😂

    • @ice9557
      @ice9557 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s widely reported that he was into Caprophagy, Autosarcophagy, and Necrophillia, I once heard a story from a sound technician from CrawlSpace that he got famously drunk put his underwear on backwards cut out a hole in them and ran around the set with his giant ball sack hanging out which he glued a pair of Googly Eyes too. I don’t know where the myths begin and the facts end but there’s seriously some strange shit afoot with this guy! He’s widely considered the Charles Manson of cinema!!

  • @TheSergioGalle1
    @TheSergioGalle1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    every genius looks crazy. he can be whatever people say but he was a legendary actor.

  • @clifffor1179
    @clifffor1179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Klaus Kinski. Lovely gentle man. Said no one ever. lol

    • @walterweiss7124
      @walterweiss7124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the great pretender

    • @vast634
      @vast634 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Everyone knew he was a psychopath, and he never pretended not to be. Hidden psychopaths are worse.

  • @flonsta
    @flonsta 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thank you SO much for posting this. I did not remember Kinski ever being on Letterman (whom I watched religiously)! This is a joy.

  • @bhuvidya
    @bhuvidya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Klaus Kinski is amazing. No other actor brought that level of intensity to the big screen.

    • @christophbader3713
      @christophbader3713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t agree. Overacting it is called.
      Ruining the life of his daughter Polo - there he was intense.

    • @BillWhammers
      @BillWhammers ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rubbish, plenty of actors did. he's memorable though, indeed. you remember him because of how idiosyncratic he was.

  • @SvonJunzt
    @SvonJunzt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    I like how Kinski brushes it off as if it were only minor spats and creative difficulties and Herzog went and made an entire documentary about how it almost ended in murder! LMAO

    • @TheTimeDetective42
      @TheTimeDetective42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That's cos Herzog is the crazy one out of the two and is actually a bit of a drama queen as much as Kinski. Everyone is fooled into thinking Kinski is the crazy one cos he acted crazy on stage so that must be real life LO!L

    • @WombieFerguson
      @WombieFerguson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@TheTimeDetective42 There are endless numbers of people who were close to Kinski who basically confirm that he was an extremely abusive and toxic person. His daughter says that he sexually abused her from the age of 5 until adulthood

    • @VulgrimOfficial
      @VulgrimOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The 9 Bullet story🤣

    • @GetBenched2010
      @GetBenched2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A LOT of that was fictional accounts though. Kinski himself told Herzog he said things like that in his book because "nobody would buy it otherwise".

    • @jdrush92yo
      @jdrush92yo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@TheTimeDetective42 kinski was a diagnosed psychopath... lol.

  • @sheba9679
    @sheba9679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Ein ruhiger und freundlicher Kinski.
    Na sowas.

    • @julianschmidt4905
      @julianschmidt4905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Romy Schneider Exakt. Er hat eh Probleme mit der englischen Sprache und backt daher lieber kleine Brötchen.
      Er weiß, dass er den Kampf nicht gewinnen kann.

    • @christophbader3713
      @christophbader3713 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Freundlich... was für ein Ekel er auch hier ist.

    • @julianschmidt4905
      @julianschmidt4905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Christoph Bader Freundlicher konnte er nicht sein. Er ist einfach nie eine freundliche Person gewesen.

    • @christophbader3713
      @christophbader3713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Julian Schmidt Er ist manipulativer Narzist, der nebenbei seine Tochter Pola über Jahre mehr als nur belästigte. Er wäre vermutlich im Gefängnis, würde er noch leben.

    • @itsokay7989
      @itsokay7989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@christophbader3713 Yadda Yadda bla bla was wäre wenn 🙄

  • @GaitaPonto
    @GaitaPonto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The only time when the Joker's TV presenter scene was close to happen in real life.

  • @SivSeran
    @SivSeran 5 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    Kinski: if cocaine if ever materialized as a german person.

    • @u.z.9383
      @u.z.9383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Michael Cocaine that’s a good one. He is famous for his meltdowns on live tv in Germany. But he was a great actor anyway. They are talking about the movie Fitzcarraldo. Jason Robarts competed with him for the main role, but Kinski outplayed him with ease.

    • @mollerruedi1883
      @mollerruedi1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Polen

    • @DieWacht
      @DieWacht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Koks Kinski

    • @moonlight-p1t
      @moonlight-p1t 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh another German basher..😂😂

  • @Llllltryytcc
    @Llllltryytcc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    3:33 he's thinking "TERRIFIC? I WAS MONUMENTAL!!! I WAS EPOCHAL!!!!"

  • @YEC999
    @YEC999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    i love how the audience thinks he is joking is he is talking about killing Herzog, when he is completely not.

  • @marcblum5348
    @marcblum5348 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Dave is well prepared and really drives the conversation, never letting Kinski take control. Well done.

    • @MrKahlerHahn
      @MrKahlerHahn ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Self preservation. Giving kinski the chance to talk himself into a rage turns nasty

    • @modelcitizen72
      @modelcitizen72 ปีที่แล้ว

      And to do it so affably!

    • @spacelook9076
      @spacelook9076 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed. The audience did the rest, with perfect timing.

    • @Kouros-y2t
      @Kouros-y2t ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If Kinski wanted to take control, he would have done it. There are several interviews in german, where he is just as calm and expresses thought of him about life. He wasn't a constant raging lunatic who always wants to take control.

  • @michaelbender1048
    @michaelbender1048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Dave treated Klaus with respect, and Klaus appreciated that. And Klaus was a great actor.

    • @kingminos4780
      @kingminos4780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Klaus also raped and abused his own daughter for most of her childhood/teenage life...

    • @bal_masque
      @bal_masque 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Kinski was a great actor, but a horrible person as well.

    • @brianbozo2447
      @brianbozo2447 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dave Letterman is the best interviewer ever.

    • @Tha3rdworldghost
      @Tha3rdworldghost ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@bal_masqueSome of the world's greatest artist are also the world's greatest scum. Its important to separate the art from the artist.

    • @teabaggg23
      @teabaggg23 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally noticed that too. Makes me wonder how exaggerated his reputation might be.

  • @1SaG
    @1SaG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "when you're on a set ... do you cause trouble?"
    "Naaaw... that would be too exhausting..."
    Riiiiight.

  • @ponekingpetch3595
    @ponekingpetch3595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    There has been a lot written and said about Klaus throughout the decades, but if you deny the fact that he was an acting genius, you don't know what the hell you are talking about. The man was a totally driven perfectionist in his craft, and he couldn't have cared less what anyone else thought. One of the best European actors ever, IMO.

    • @domanskikid
      @domanskikid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ ponekingpetch3595
      Dude, not one person his denying his “monumental” ability as an actor. That’s NEVER been what people have had an issue with restarting the man. But he’s been dead for decades, you don’t have to keep licking the madman’s boots. 🙄

    • @siralfredramsey
      @siralfredramsey ปีที่แล้ว

      That‘s BS. There had been many much much much more better actors in europe than Kinski. Believe me!! He is just popular because of his rages. Without these horrible manners no one would have known him. He was a pure pain in the ass and a child abuser. But Not a good actor!!

    • @alvarosousa7707
      @alvarosousa7707 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Era sim um grande ator-acho que devo ter visto todos filmes do kLAUS. ADMIRAVA-O MUITO PELA SUA PERFEIÇÃO---MAS QUANDO LI TANTA INFORMAÇÃO , QUE ERA UM ESTUPRADOR E VIOLENTO PARA AS FILHAS-A FICHA CAIU-----PARA MIM ZERO.

    • @siralfredramsey
      @siralfredramsey ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment underestimates the quality of european actors in a really awful way!! Please believe me, there have been so many great actors here in germany. Kinski just kicked off the jam by forcing scandals and pissing on nice people! I may name you several actors who were‘nt famous abroad europe because they had more manners. Ok, in the U.S. showing off is anything. That‘s why you have Donald Trump coming up for the next President. He‘s a narcist, a criminal and ugly paranoic psychopath. Just like Kinski, who fucked stupid audiences and his oldest daughter over and over.

  • @Riskmangler
    @Riskmangler ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Late Night was so great during the early-mid 80's. It was raw, irreverent and cutting edge television.

  • @schlitzohrnielson6457
    @schlitzohrnielson6457 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ich weiß nicht wie oft ich das schon angeschaut habe, ich habe aufgehört zu zählen. Klasse immer wieder gerne einfach nur köstlich. Der Typ von Klaus Kinski war der Hammer

  • @freddiem8801
    @freddiem8801 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You can see he doesn't like being interrupted, a couple of times he almost lost it. But great actor 🇬🇧🇹🇷🇬🇧🇹🇷

  • @LaoZi2023
    @LaoZi2023 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Klaus did an excellent job in A Few Dollars More. A riveting part he played.

  • @scottsimmons7897
    @scottsimmons7897 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I watched Aguirre and was thinking the same thing Kinski states here. Someone could have easily been killed while filming the rafting scenes. The filming conditions must have absolutely dangerous and deplorable: the Peruvian jungle in the early 70's. And Herzog probably was oblivious to this fact and cared about nothing but making his movie.

    • @guruleinii
      @guruleinii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There's an opposing side to this though (check out the BBC HARDTalk interview with Werner Herzog or the movie he made about Kinski)..
      I think you have to be open enough to listen to both sides and then try to make up your mind and even then (considering how difficult and tumultuous their relationship was) it is almost impossible for us outsiders to really find some sort of truth in there and take a side as a consequence, imo.

    • @gravityboxer
      @gravityboxer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      mollem Dude to be honest, Herzog was as insane as Kinski, but Kinski was more of a neurotic guy who you could easily tell was insane. Herzog was quiet but very narcissistic and psychopathic in a calm way and very machiavellic when it came to making a film. Most artists are a fucking rollercoaster of mental illnesses but hey at least we get to have fun watching them!

    • @browngirlinaclownworld2077
      @browngirlinaclownworld2077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hans S Madness, violence and depravity are the cornerstones of all great works of art. From the Bhagavad Gita to the Holy Bible to the works of Shakespeare to films of Akira Kurosawa.

    • @EmilyHartley25989
      @EmilyHartley25989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Hans S You’re absolutely right

    • @aselliofacchio
      @aselliofacchio 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Herzog is a crazy artist, that's what makes him special.

  • @Stereozentrum
    @Stereozentrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I find it quite impressive how fluent he is in English considering the time he grew up and worked in.

  • @RobGordon35
    @RobGordon35 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this! Love Herzog / Kinski

  • @vicariously143
    @vicariously143 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I can feel the rage bubbling beneath

  • @DelasVC
    @DelasVC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm surprised he's actually having a conversation with David instead of his usual confused monologue 😂

  • @Gromitdog1
    @Gromitdog1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This interview is farther away from now than it was then from the end of ww2

  • @rfink222
    @rfink222 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    What a character, just looking at his facial expressions was entertaining. He was the perfect actor for Sergio spaghetti westerns because he looked like a psycho killer bad guy.

  • @tobiasikas5078
    @tobiasikas5078 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mein Gott, Klaus Kinski hat sich, im Gespräch, total gut benommen. Man muss allerdings auch sagen, dass Letterman ein toller Gastgeber ist.

    • @alerojas2952
      @alerojas2952 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mein gott im himmel

  • @bastiliedtk4390
    @bastiliedtk4390 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    He is the Joker in a non tragic setting.

    • @steveconn
      @steveconn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Joker had a cake-walk childhood compared to him: drafted into Hitler's child army, his POW boat sunk by allied subs.

  • @D4RKBRU73
    @D4RKBRU73 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I never thought i would say this but, kudos to Letterman. I dont like him, but he was smart enough to know how to handle Kinski.

    • @walterweiss7124
      @walterweiss7124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      probably they had a lot of respect to each other, that's why

  • @SteviesCreativeArts
    @SteviesCreativeArts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    how friendly and normal can Kinski behave suddenly, once he is out of Germany?! Unbelievable! Never seen him like this in any interview/show!

    • @serkanates7359
      @serkanates7359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably he didn't take German media for full. Sad that he suddenlybis respectfull when it is American . Poor

    • @jurgenv.6030
      @jurgenv.6030 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He behaved like this in Germany too - but only, when interviewers were not idiots.

    • @Gieszkanne
      @Gieszkanne ปีที่แล้ว

      The is alsp an interview in france where he explode very fast and left. So this has nothing to do with beeing different outside germany.

  • @elledriver3509
    @elledriver3509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    He would have been great in a Tarantino movie ... 😂

    • @FenrisTheMannis
      @FenrisTheMannis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Kinski would have eaten Tarantino for breakfast.

    • @AA-sn9lz
      @AA-sn9lz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Nah Tarantino couldn't have handled him

    • @tarekal-hakim4643
      @tarekal-hakim4643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I assume that Kinski would have been the only actor on the canvas. We call it here hommage

    • @sealife12
      @sealife12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AA-sn9lz nah he could’ve.

    • @sealife12
      @sealife12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@FenrisTheMannis wow you sound like you know these people on a intimate level, like you’ve been around them and seen how they react in different scenarios, so much so that you’ve developed keen insight into how they would interact with one another. Incredible.

  • @benjamincorcoran119
    @benjamincorcoran119 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can’t believe he could be so humble the entire time. Even with Letterman’s jokes. He still laughed it off and looked like he was having a good time. It just baffles my mind.

    • @edboomstick
      @edboomstick 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think it helped that he liked Letterman's late night show.

  • @Dukemastereu
    @Dukemastereu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First ask for a cup of coffee, but then don't take a sip of it. This is amazing Kinski ever, ever, ever...I would have liked to have made a film with him.

  • @mediascribble
    @mediascribble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    What a unique human being Klaus is. You literally won't run into too many Klaus Kinskis in your life.

    • @nonni139
      @nonni139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Thank God for that.

    • @edsnotgod
      @edsnotgod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      although islamists in Germany try so hard

    • @callumgillies9611
      @callumgillies9611 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Social workers do.

    • @Tha3rdworldghost
      @Tha3rdworldghost ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@nonni139Never a dull moment. I love hanging out with extreme personalities.

    • @nonni139
      @nonni139 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Tha3rdworldghost I guess its fun as long as youre not one of his daughters.. ( I know you might be a male, but you get what I mean, since Klaus was a bit incestious)

  • @Evenflovv
    @Evenflovv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Klaus was hypnotizing.

    • @robbiehillis9330
      @robbiehillis9330 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hypnotic you mean. Or did you mean Mesmerising?

  • @PedroFerreira-ze5yp
    @PedroFerreira-ze5yp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So amazing to see this kind of content on youtube!

    • @brianwalsh1401
      @brianwalsh1401 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously? I mean what can't you find on youtube?

  • @dezembertraditionen9451
    @dezembertraditionen9451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ein riesen Talent, Genie und ein vollkommen Wahnsinniger...

    • @jpmorgan6859
      @jpmorgan6859 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ein ‚Unikat‘ welches fehlt …

  • @AcapulKero
    @AcapulKero ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Best German actor of all the time! He´s a legend already.

    • @Berniewahlbrinck
      @Berniewahlbrinck ปีที่แล้ว

      An actor who plays only himself is no actor.

    • @alvarosousa7707
      @alvarosousa7707 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lenda de estuprador das filhas--não esqueca

    • @andyonthemoon
      @andyonthemoon ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Berniewahlbrinck we are all craving to see your Masterpieces.

  • @gabidemagic
    @gabidemagic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Wow THIS is his best Performance...... he plays this calm and friendly guy in this Interview!!! realy good!!! 😳

    • @SaithMasu12
      @SaithMasu12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Back then he actually could simply act as this nice guy and everyone who didnt know it better would totally bite.
      But this only worked because the world wide web did not exist for the normal consumer and the everyday citizen in america had no idea about his mental state.
      Nowadays everything is immediatly in the open. If you behave like a dick elsewhere in the world, people still know now.

  • @massapower
    @massapower 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    He was a madman, but a passionate ACTOR!😎👍🏻

    • @ullihoffmann980
      @ullihoffmann980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was a sociopathic criminal and an abuser of his daughter! He belonged to jail, or better in psychiatry.

    • @tuanjim799
      @tuanjim799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ullihoffmann980
      Still... an amazing performer. It seems that often, great art comes out of very ugly places. It's a paradox.

    • @andyonthemoon
      @andyonthemoon ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ullihoffmann980 ok hater.

  • @josephzipfel9830
    @josephzipfel9830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Telling him he was great in the movie and the audience applause put klaus at ease. Letterman and klaus actually enjoyed this conversation. Naturally funny

  • @sa.de.sm.5864
    @sa.de.sm.5864 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As a German I can confirm he behaved very well in this Interview.

  • @equusamans
    @equusamans 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Klaus Kinski can speak German (mothertongue), English, Italian and French! Very impressive.

  • @derby2510
    @derby2510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    He can behave if he wants to. He doesn't go after Letterman with the "I don't understand the question" over and over again.

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was expecting them to come back from the commercials into a completely trashed studio, bits of shredded furniture everywhere, Letterman tucked into a corner holding his breath quietly going "is he gone? what? no no no cut the cameras! cut cut cut!'

  • @erniebuchinski3614
    @erniebuchinski3614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember reading an interview someone did with Klaus Kinski way back when. He must have angrily referred to "Werner Herzog's fart-invested trousers" at least six times. That's all I really remember from the interview. I knew from that moment on that he was a special case. RIP, Herr Kinski.

  • @6linx9
    @6linx9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    In German TV shows, Kinski was usually very uncomfortable for the presenter. I always liked that. The guy was one of a kind! Nowadays in German talk shows, the celebrities want to be loved by everyone. Most of the time it's just boring.

    • @alerojas2952
      @alerojas2952 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aaaaaaaaaa nobody cares

    • @cestarrivepresdechezvous1789
      @cestarrivepresdechezvous1789 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alerojas2952 18 people are interested in this! Du Honk!

  • @eingutermensch6958
    @eingutermensch6958 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a german, i am proud to say that i lived in the time of klaus kinski.

    • @jpmorgan6859
      @jpmorgan6859 ปีที่แล้ว

      KK hätte sich über diesen Kommentar sehr gefreut …