Marlon Brando

Actor

Modern influential 152 sayings

Sayings by Marlon Brando

I'm a fairly solitary person. I like to be alone a lot.

1970s — Interview
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I don't believe in the star system. I believe in ensembles.

1950s — Reported by various biographers
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The greatest enemy of creativity is good taste.

1970s — Attributed to him in various books and articles
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I never read a script. I just look at the money.

1980s-1990s — Reported by various sources, often in later years
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I think the great actors are the ones who are willing to make fools of themselves.

1970s — Interview
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I don't think there's any such thing as a normal person.

1970s — Interview
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I'm just a guy who likes to eat. And I like to eat a lot.

1980s-1990s — Reported by various sources, referring to his weight fluctuations
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I was never a sex symbol. I was just a guy who got lucky.

1970s — Interview
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I like to disappear. I like to be anonymous.

1970s-1980s — Interview
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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

Unknown — Attributed to him in various motivational contexts
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I've always been a little bit of a rebel.

1970s — Interview
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I'm not a very political person. I just care about people.

1970s — Interview
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I don't trust anybody. Not even myself.

1970s-1980s — Reported by various biographers
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I think that acting is a form of neurosis.

1970s — Interview
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I'm not a very social person. I don't like crowds.

1970s-1980s — Interview
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The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing.

Unknown — Attributed to him in various philosophical discussions
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I don't have any regrets. I've lived my life the way I wanted to.

1990s — Interview in later years
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I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of dying.

1970s-1980s — Interview
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I never thought I'd live this long.

1990s — Interview in later years
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I'm just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe.

1970s-1980s — A playful remark, often quoted
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