---
title: "1 Maelstrom Quotes By Marlon Brando"
description: "1 Maelstrom quotes by Marlon Brando. Plus more from Marlon Brando and more Maelstrom sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/marlon-brando-4889_children_i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-l_3124972.jpg"
---

> [I have decided to tell the story of my life as best I can, so that my children can separate the truth from the myths that others have created about me, as myths are created about everyone swept up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-life-as-best-i-can-so-that-my/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/marlon-brando-4889_children_i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-l_3124972.jpg)

## More by Marlon Brando

> [I think awards in this country at this time are inappropriate to be received or given until the condition of the American Indian is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/i-think-awards-in-this-country-at-this-time-are-inappropriate-to-be/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/i-watched-a-snail-crawl-along-the-edge-of-a-straight-razor-that-s-my/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/i-put-on-an-act-sometimes-and-people-think-i-m-insensitive-really-it/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [We only have so many faces in our pockets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/we-only-have-so-many-faces-in-our-pockets/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [Elvis Presley had nothing to do with excellence, just myth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/elvis-presley-had-nothing-to-do-with-excellence-just-myth/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [Mafia is the best example of capitalism we have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/mafia-is-the-best-example-of-capitalism-we-have/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/he-s-the-kind-of-guy-that-when-he-dies-he-s-going-up-to-heaven-and/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [Most writers write haphazardly. The actor is fighting unjustified words all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/most-writers-write-haphazardly-the-actor-is-fighting-unjustified/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a device for protecting our interests and gaining advantage in every aspect of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/acting-serves-as-the-quintessential-social-lubricant-and-a-device-for/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [(...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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/the-non-conformist-how-do-you-keep-from-getting-scarred-i-don-t-i-got/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [We make up any excuse to preserve myths about people we love, but the reverse is also true; if we dislike an individual we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/we-make-up-any-excuse-to-preserve-myths-about-people-we-love-but-the/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/an-actor-s-a-guy-who-if-you-ain-t-talking-about-him-ain-t-listening/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/i-don-t-know-what-people-expect-when-they-meet-me-they-seem-to-be/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [Only the one who walks his own way can't be overtaken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/only-the-one-who-walks-his-own-way-can-t-be-overtaken/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

> [Kowalski was always right, and never afraid. He never wondered, he never doubted. His ego was very secure. And he had the kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/kowalski-was-always-right-and-never-afraid-he-never-wondered-he-never/)

[Marlon Brando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-brando/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Maelstrom Quotes By Marlon Brando",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have decided to tell the story of my life as best I can, so that my children can separate the truth from the myths that others have created about me, as myths are created about everyone swept up in the turbulent and distorting maelstrom of celebrity in our culture.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Marlon Brando"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-brando/i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-life-as-best-i-can-so-that-my/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/marlon-brando-4889_children_i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-l_3124972.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/marlon-brando-4889_children_i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-l_3124972.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/marlon-brando-4889_children_i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-l_3124972.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have decided to tell the story of my life as best I can, so that my children can separate the truth from…” — Marlon Brando",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/",
            "name": "Maelstrom Quotes by Marlon Brando",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/marlon-brando-4889_children_i-have-decided-to-tell-the-story-of-my-l_3124972.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Maelstrom quotes by Marlon Brando. Plus more from Marlon Brando and more Maelstrom sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Maelstrom",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Marlon Brando",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maelstrom/marlon-brando/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```