Marlon Brando || April 3, 1924 - July 1, 2004
Nobody creates a character but an actor. I play the role; now he exists. He is my creation.
Edie: I want you to stay away from me.
Terry: Edie, you love me… I want you to say it to me.
Edie: I didn’t say I didn’t love you. I said, “Stay away from me.”
Marlon Brando, photographed by Art Shay, circa 1950s.
Acting gods and goddesses
Katharine Hepburn: 4 Best Actress Oscars, 12 nonimations
Meryl Streep: 1 Best supp. Actress win, 2 Best Actress wins, 17 nominations
Ingrid Bergman: 1 Best supp. Actress win, 2 Best Actress wins, 7 nominations
Bette Davis: 2 Best Actress wins, 10 nominations
Daniel Day-Lewis: 3 Best Actor wins, 5 nominations
Jack Nicholson: 1 Best supp. Actor win, 2 Best Actor wins, 12 nominations
Spencer Tracy: 2 Best Actor wins, 9 nominations
Marlon Brando: 2 Best Actor wins, 8 nomiations
Laurence Olivier: 1 Best Actor win, 10 nominations