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In reply to the discussion: Is Trump losing it or trolling us? [View all]Beringia
(4,322 posts)11. Egomaniac needing attention, reminds of the story of Indian tribes offering to kill Klaus Kinski
(Supposedly Kinski was always off raving about something or other and the Indians thought he was crazy and offered to kill him).
Kinskis fits can partly be explained by his egocentric character. Egocentric is perhaps not the right word; he was an outright egomaniac. Whenever there was a serious accident, it became a big problem because, all of a sudden, he was no longer the center of attention. He was no longer important.
[On the set of Fitzcarraldo], a lumberman was bitten by a snake while cutting a tree. This was the most dangerous snake of all. It only takes a few minutes before cardiac arrest occurs. He dropped the saw and thought about it for five seconds and then he grabbed his saw again and cut off his foot. It saved his life, because the camp and serum was 20 minutes away. When that happened, I knew Kinski would start raving with some trifling excuse, because now he was just a marginal figure.
In another incident, a plane crashed, which was bringing people here. Luckily, they all survived, but some were seriously injured. Kinski saw that he was no longer in demand. So, he threw a fit, because his coffee was only lukewarm that morning. For hours he screamed at me, that close to my face. Incredible. I didnt know how to calm him down, and then I had an inspiration. I went to my hut, where, for months I had hidden a piece of chocolate. We would almost have killed one another for something like that. I went back to him, going right into his face and ate the chocolate. All of a sudden he was quiet. This was utterly beyond him.
Kinskis raving fits strained things with our Indian extras. They were Machiguengas, these two here, and a lot of Campas, too. Normally, they speak very softly and physical contacts are gentle. They were afraid. They would sit huddled together, whispering.
Towards the end of shooting, the Indians offered to kill Kinski for me. They said: "Shall we kill him for you? And I said: No, for Gods sake! I still need him for shooting. Leave him to me!
I declined, at the time, but they were dead serious. They would have killed him, undoubtedly, if I had wanted it. I at once regretted that I held the Indians back from their purpose.
-Werner Herzog, via his documentary My Best Fiend (1999)
https://oldhollywood.tumblr.com/post/605435674/werner-herzog-speaking-at-the-british-film
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Egomaniac needing attention, reminds of the story of Indian tribes offering to kill Klaus Kinski
Beringia
Aug 2019
#11
Had to read the link, the name Kinski rang a bell but I didn't remember him.
captain queeg
Aug 2019
#17
IMO he doesn't really understand what trolling means. There's no strategic objective to what he..
brush
Aug 2019
#39
Getting punked how? So he's trolling when he causes the DOW to drop by 800 and 600 points?
brush
Aug 2019
#33
They repeat the bullshit but now all media outlets but FOX and winger talk radio don't hesitate to.
brush
Aug 2019
#42
Why don't you have an option for trolling if you put that in your OP ...not the same as 'diabolical
UniteFightBack
Aug 2019
#35
He's losing it but if called on it, he is trolling us, and it is just a joke...
kentuck
Aug 2019
#38
Dimwit Trump has long utilized the notion of "No such thing as bad publicity".
lambchopp59
Aug 2019
#44