In a close-up, the audience is only inches away, and your face becomes the stage. — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity. — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
It is a simple fact that all of us use the techniques of acting to achieve whatever ends we seek. — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a device for protecting our interests and gaining advantage in every aspect of life. — Marlon Brando Copy Share 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… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis. — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
There isn't anything that pays you as much money as acting while you are deciding what the hell you're going to do… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
Acting, in general, is something most people think they're incapable of, but they do it from morning to night. The subtlest acting… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
Acting is the least mysterious of all crafts. Whenever we want something from somebody or when we want to hide something or… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
I think awards in this country at this time are inappropriate to be received or given until the condition of the American Indian is… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream. That's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
I put on an act sometimes, and people think I’m insensitive. Really, it’s like a kind of armor because I’m too sensitive. If there… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
He's the kind of guy that when he dies, he's going up to heaven and give God a bad time for making him bald. — Marlon Brando Copy Share
Most writers write haphazardly. The actor is fighting unjustified words all the time. — Marlon Brando Copy Share
Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a device for protecting our interests and gaining advantage in every aspect of life. — Marlon Brando Copy Share
(...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… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
We make up any excuse to preserve myths about people we love, but the reverse is also true; if we dislike an individual we… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
I don't know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I'm going to piss in the potted palm… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
Kowalski was always right, and never afraid. He never wondered, he never doubted. His ego was very secure. And he had the kind of… — Marlon Brando Copy Share
