Quote

An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening.

Marlon Brando

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Marlon Brando
Age: 80 †
Born: 1924
Born: April 3
Died: 2004
Died: July 1
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Omaha
Nebraska
Marlon Brando Jr.
Actor
Listening
Guy
Talking
Actors

More quotes by Marlon Brando

Image
We make up any excuse to preserve myths about people we love, but the reverse is also true if we dislike an individual we adamantly resist changing our opinion, even when somebody offers proof of his decency, because it's vital to have myths about both the gods and devils in our lives.
Marlon Brando
Image
Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.
Marlon Brando
Image
If you're successful, acting is about as soft a job as anybody could ever wish for. But if you're unsuccessful it's worse than having a skin disease.
Marlon Brando
Image
I only mean forty per cent of what I say.
Marlon Brando
Image
Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.
Marlon Brando
Image
Acting is an empty and useless profession.
Marlon Brando
Image
Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.
Marlon Brando
Image
The four pillars of wisdom that support journalistic endeavors are: lies, stupidity, money-grubbing, and ethical irresponsibility.
Marlon Brando
Image
(...the non-conformist, how do you keep from getting scarred?)/i don’t! i got a scar here…and uh i got a scar on my knee…and uh a few scars on my soul.
Marlon Brando
Image
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can offer.
Marlon Brando
Image
There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life.
Marlon Brando
Image
If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies. It's the ultimate hustle.
Marlon Brando
Image
It's a long climb up Fools' Hill.
Marlon Brando
Image
If there's anything unsettling to the stomach, it's watching actors on television talk about their personal lives.
Marlon Brando
Image
It is a simple fact that all of us use the techniques of acting to achieve whatever ends we seek.
Marlon Brando
Image
I don't mind that I'm fat. You still get the same money.
Marlon Brando
Image
People around me never say anything. They just seem to want to hear what I have to say. That's why I do all the talking.
Marlon Brando
Image
The most repulsive thing you could ever imagine is the inside of a camel's mouth. That and watching a girl eat octopus or squid.
Marlon Brando
Image
In a close-up, the audience is only inches away, and your face becomes the stage.
Marlon Brando
Image
The close-up says everything.
Marlon Brando