Acting Quote by Martin Sheen

“…there was a saying that Marlon Brando changed the way actors acted, James Dean changed the way people lived. I believe that.”

— Martin Sheen

My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.

— Larry Bishop

Marlon Brando changed everything for actors. After him, everyone wanted to be Marlon. No one wanted to be a type: they all wanted to…

— Peter Bogdanovich

My grandfather talked about James Dean; they were both very much into method acting.

— Alia Shawkat

I love Marlon Brando and James Dean. That was when it was all about the star and the script. Nowadays, everything has to be…

— Ansel Elgort

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.

— Robert De Niro

Jimmy [Dean] was the most talented and original actor I ever saw work. He was also a guerrilla artist who attacked all restrictions on…

— Dennis Hopper

I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.

— Michael Caine

I was someone who was out of control and not to be worked with. It was partly because method acting was a new thing…

— Dennis Hopper

Michael Landon was the biggest influence. As a child, I watched him write, direct, star, and produce a TV show every week. He showed…

— Patrick Labyorteaux

I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors.

— Sam Rockwell

I watched a film with a very famous, great, great actor, I won't mention his name because everyone loves his memory, but I thought,…

— Anthony Hopkins