Marlon Brando

"If you want to change society, you must start with yourself."

"A man who doesn't think for himself is not a man."

"I have tried to do what I thought was right."

"The theater is a serious business."

"I have made more mistakes than most people."

"Strength comes from within."

"I will always stand up for what I believe in."

"Life is what you make it."

"I could have been a contender instead of a bum, which is what I am."

"The most important thing is the script. If you have a good script, everything else follows."

"To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty."

"Stella! Stella!"

"An actor's a guy, who if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening."

"Never memorize your lines. Know them."

"The differences between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."

"You wear your life on the outside of your body and you don't even know what you're thinking on the inside."

"Respect is not something you can ask for, buy, or beg. It's earned through blood, sweat, and tears."

"The tragedy of America is that we do not know why we are living."

"In many respects, the American Dream is a false promise."

"Acting is an empty and useless profession, but it pays well."

"We are living in a time of the greatest challenge that civilization has ever faced."

"I don't mind people not agreeing with me. I just mind them not listening."

"The most important thing is to be truthful about your character."

"I am the king of the world, and nobody can tell me otherwise."

"The function of the artist is to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed."

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

"I think I have proven that acting is a profession, not just a pretty face."

"The more you understand yourself, the more you can understand others."

"I owned the stage before I ever owned a home."

"People who are looking for plots are the ones who don't understand stories."