Marlon Brando

"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."

"The moment you forgive is the moment you're free."

"Your family shapes you, but it doesn't define your destiny."

"The first thing you should understand is that Americans are not really born, they are made."

"If you don't fail, you're not even trying."

"Regret is the poison of life."

"The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you."

"An actor is at best a poet and at worst an entertainer."

"I'll never believe anything again."

"Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings."

"Never memorize what you can look up in books."

"It's a survival mechanism to act the way that you do."

"Behave as if you're already winning."

"The key to a great life is continuous self-examination."

"Money doesn't matter except for what it can buy you."

"I own the night in this city."

"We're all dying, we might as well spend time with someone we like."

"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."

"I learned very early in my life that acting is not about yourself, it's about the character."

"The most important thing is that you don't give up."

"Everything is a manipulation when you think about it."

"I have nothing to do with decisions made by the government."

"If something is wrong with you, you're wrong, that's all."

"Some people spend their lives trying to be what their parents wanted them to be."

"I don't trust anybody who doesn't smoke or drink."

"The more you expose yourself, the more you develop inner strength."

"Life is about doing what you want to do, not what others want."

"Acting is like a high wire without a net."

"I would rather play a character that has a great soul."

"Expectations are like time bombs in relationships."