Quote by Marlon Brando
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. Its a bums life. T

Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. Its a bums life. The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis. – Marlon Brando

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With women, Ive got a long bamboo pole with a leather loop on the end. I slip the loop around their necks so they cant get away or come too close. Like catching snakes. – Marlon Brando

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The only reason Im in Hollywood is that I dont have the moral courage to refuse the money. – Marlon Brando

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The actors today really need the whip hand. Theyre so lazy. They havent got the sense of pride in their profession that the less socially elevated musical comedy and music hall people or acrobats have. The theater has never been any good since the actors became gentlemen. – W. H. Auden

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To grasp the full significance of life is the actors duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. – Marlon Brando

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Such is an actors life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. On filming MacHales Navy – Bruce Campbell

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A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built. – Eleanor Robson Belmont

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