Marlon Brando

Actor

Modern influential 152 sayings

Sayings by Marlon Brando

If there’s anything unsettling to the stomach, it’s watching actors on television talk about their personal lives.

1996 — Interview with Larry King
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An actor’s a guy who, if you ain’t talking about him, ain’t listening.

1960 — Interview
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Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.

1994 — Interview
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I’m not an actor—I’m a guy who gets paid for acting.

1979 — Interview
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When you lie to yourself about yourself, you’re in bad company.

1990 — Interview
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Acting is just a way of making a living. The actor's a fool if he believes he's anything more than a glorified whore.

1957 — Interview with Truman Capote
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The more sensitive you are, the more you are subject to suffering.

1972 — Interview
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I don't think there's any such thing as a good guy or a bad guy. There are just people.

1972 — Interview
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I couldn't care less about the Oscar. It's a piece of junk.

1973 — Interview after declining Oscar for 'The Godfather'
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We are not actors, we are just people who are paid to be actors.

1972 — Interview
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I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actor.

1953 — Interview
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The greatest enemy of art is the absence of criticism.

1972 — Interview
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I've always been drawn to the underdog.

1972 — Interview
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I think that I'm a good actor, but I'm not a great actor.

1972 — Interview
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I don't believe in God. I believe in people.

1972 — Interview
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I don't want to be a symbol. I want to be a man.

1972 — Interview
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I've always been a loner.

1972 — Interview
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I don't like to be told what to do.

1972 — Interview
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I'm not a rebel. I'm just me.

1972 — Interview
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I don't believe in marriage. I think it's an antiquated institution.

1972 — Interview
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