Making Movies is better than cleaning toilets.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kinski claims filmmaking is superior to menial labor, highlighting his pride in creative work despite other grievances.
- In plain terms
- Kinski thinks making movies is better than cleaning toilets.
- What can you take from it?
- Creative work often feels more dignified than manual labor.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes work meaningful?
- How do we rank labor?
Another view
The statement oversimplifies the hardships of both professions.
More from Klaus Kinski
I wish I'd never been an actor. I'd rather have been a streetwalker, selling my body, than selling my tears and my laughter, my grief and my joy.
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Permalink to quote #7 'If you always need money like I do, then you can't be selective about movies. They're all just one big heap of nonsense.'
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