Klaus KinskiQuotes

Don Lope de Aguirre: [On a monkey-infested raft among his dead crew; [w:Trinidad|Trinidad; [w:Mexico|Mexico; [w:Hernán Cortés|Cortés; [w:New Spain|New Spain; [Incest|marry my own daughter; picks up a monkey] When we reach the sea, we'll build a bigger boat, and with it we'll sail north and take ] away from the Spanish Crown. From there we'll go on and take ] from ]. What a great betrayal that will be! We will then control all of ] and we will stage history as others stage plays. I, the Wrath of God, will ] and with her found the purest dynasty ever known to man. Together we will rule the whole of this continent. I am the Wrath… the Wrath of God. Who else is with me?

Don Lope de Aguirre: These men measure riches in gold. It's more. It's power and fame. I despise them for it.

Don Lope de Aguirre: I am the great traitor. There must be no other. Anyone who even thinks about deserting this mission will be cut up into 98 pieces. Those pieces will be stamped on until what is left can be used only to paint the walls. Whoever takes one grain of corn or one drop of water more than his ration will be locked up for 155 years. If I, Aguirre, want the birds to drop dead from the trees, then the birds will drop dead from the trees. I am the Wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble. Whoever follows me and the river, will win untold riches. Whoever deserts...

Don Lope de Aguirre: That man is a head taller than me. That may change.

Don Lope de Aguirre: [[throne] What else is a ] but a plank and some velvet, Your Majesty?