Portrait of Marlon Brando

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
Wisdom Confirmed

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

1960 — Interview
Power & Leadership Confirmed

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

1994 — Interview
Wisdom Confirmed

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

1979 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

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

1990 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

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
General Unverifiable

The more sensitive you are, the more you are subject to suffering.

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

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

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

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

1973 — Interview after declining Oscar for 'The Godfather'
General Unverifiable

We are not actors, we are just people who are paid to be actors.

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

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

1953 — Interview
General Unverifiable

The greatest enemy of art is the absence of criticism.

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

I've always been drawn to the underdog.

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

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

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

I don't believe in God. I believe in people.

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

I don't want to be a symbol. I want to be a man.

1972 — Interview
General Unverifiable

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
General Unverifiable
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