"The movie may not contain Brando's greatest performance, but it certainly contains his most emotionally overwhelming …"

"Mr. Brando can chew on a matchstick with more skill than many actors can summon up to create a whole character, and s…"

"Conviction of the myth is everything. We need myths, we live by myths, we die for myths."

"This fear of the single man is seen most viscerally in Hollywood films, with their images of dangerous, potentially v…"

"People like Brando are just kindergarten compared to Kinski."

"Simply put, in film acting, there is before Brando, and there is after Brando. And they are like different worlds."

"Talking about Marlon is like dancing about architecture. When you tell the stories, the stories would be rich. And ev…"

"I like Brando's acting … and James Dean … and Richard Widmark. Quite a few of 'em I like."

"Pallid as a mushroom, smooth-skinned and scarred, with curved feminine lips and silky hair, he seems as unhealthy as …"

"No figure of his influence has so precariously balanced a handful of unforgettable achievements against a brimming ba…"