Marlon Brando

Film & Theater USA 1924 – 2004 99 quotes

Method acting pioneer in A Streetcar Named Desire, Brando's raw intensity birthed quotable lines like 'Stella!'.

Quotes by Marlon Brando

I have never paid much attention to what a critic says.

Interview 1953

All I want to do is make movies that are honest.

Interview 1970

Life is a constant process of dying.

Autobiography 1994

I was a very curious child. I wanted to know everything.

Autobiography 1994

The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Interview 1965

I don't mind who gets the credit as long as I get the money.

Interview 1970

Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity.

Speech 1951

We need to stop exploiting the Native Americans.

Speech 1973

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings.

Interview 1980

I always hated the role of Stanley Kowalski.

Autobiography 1994

The best actor is the one who can hide his own feelings the best.

Interview 1960

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

Interview 1975

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

Letter 1950

Civil rights are not just for black people; they're for everyone.

Speech 1963

The theater is a place where you can be yourself.

Interview 1949

Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is the only thing we live for.

Interview 1985

I don't trust actors who say they love acting.

Interview 1972

Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

Speech 1965

I was always a rebel.

Autobiography 1994

The Oscar is the ultimate symbol of achievement in Hollywood.

Interview 1973