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

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Klaus Kinski
Age: 65 †
Born: 1926
Born: October 18
Died: 1991
Died: November 23
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Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski
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I would have been better than Adolf Hitler. I could have delivered his speeches a lot better... that's for certain.
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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.
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