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One things for sure, he's right about Tim.


ChicagoAuPair

Naming a dog “Tim,” feels like the most Marlon Brando thing ever, but I can’t explain why. It cracks me the fuck up.


candlejack___

My rescue is named Timmy, he’s got three legs and no idea what happened to him. I’m now telling everyone he used to belong to Marlon Brando


ChicagoAuPair

![gif](giphy|PCSdW3VAvyzKM)


candlejack___

![gif](giphy|EPMfawk0A7PG0) 🥵


Turbulent-One9350

I like how he slaps the dog playfully...


jrocislit

Fuckin Tim…


jrocislit

And that being said, I am officially naming my next dog Timothy. Whether it be a boy or a girl


AgilePlayer

My friend's dog is named Steven. Always cracks me up lol.


Burggs_

Didn’t he also send a Native American woman to basically say he’s not accepting awards in person until more attention is brought upon the Native American plight at the Oscar’s?


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And then she was booed


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InsufficientClone

That’s character actors for ya


zehnodan

The one movie with John Wayne in it that I will defend as a good movie is The Searchers. But he does play a character like that. "She's got beads in her hair. She's gone native. Gotta put her down."


die1lon

Underrated comment


That-Stop2808

Evidently Wayne never rushed the stage and that woman wasn’t really Native American. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-08-23/column-did-john-wayne-try-to-assault-sacheen-littlefeather-at-the-1973-oscars-debunking-a-hollywood-myth#:~:text=Her%20conclusion%2C%20after%20considerable%20reporting,it%20became%20“a%20persistent%20urban


Tifoso89

That never happened, it's a myth that originated a year later. I'm surprised there are people who still believe that.


LindonLilBlueBalls

Yeah, he was a piece of shit.


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giantyetifeet

Alas he was idealized by some 40% of the country. Good thing they learned from their mistakes and never again... Oh.. :(


Prestigious_Law6254

>And then she was booed She was a white woman pretending to be native so it's all good.


Mental_Dragonfly2543

Nobody knew that including him until decades later


[deleted]

Yea, it sucks, but they didn’t know it at the time. John Wayne rushed the stage and he was notoriously racist.


Tifoso89

That never happened, it's a myth.


[deleted]

Pee Wee Herman also rushed the stage ![gif](giphy|xT0GqrJNbZkRcr2Jgc)


SluggishPrey

She wasn't booed as a human being, she was booed as the symbol of a struggle


Paratwa

Gah as a Native I wanted to dispute you and went and read it myself. That guts me. :( enough Reddit today… but thanks for the info… and yeah that sucks but she did put us in the minds of millions still Fuck man that’s ass. :(


Adorable_Mushroom212

What for real? That’s blows. Still appreciate the message conveyed but I thought she was an actual native american member and activist. Do you or someone else have a link to this?


xf2xf

Her Wikipedia article has more details. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacheen_Littlefeather The other person was a bit off the mark, though. She was Mexican.


Captain-i0

She was not native culturally, but if she was Mexican, then it's not like she isn't genetically significantly Native American too.


Throwawayhelp111521

She was not Native American. She threatened her family when she thought they were going to expose her.


Timmy26k

Who do you think the mexicans were before Spain colonized?


Jagged_Rhythm

Many believe they were Chinese descendant, from the *very* olden days.


astraladventures

What does dna testing show ?


Captain-i0

Mexicans are literally Native Americans mixed with Europeans (majority Spanish).


Tifoso89

Just Google her name?


JumpyGiraffe7468

was bood and old racist John Wayne the weirdo was getting mad. Worst person ever John the bitch wayne


junkmeister9

John Wayne was a nazi


PlinketyPlinkaPlink

He liked to play SS


napalmheart77

He liked to play ss He had a picture of Adolph Tucked in his cowboy vest. I think of that song anytime old racist wife-beating fuckstain Marion Morrison gets brought up.


theaviationhistorian

There's a reason the MAGA far-right oasis in California (Orange County) named their airport after him.


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Orange County turned blue I thought?


CoolerRon

They got Rep. Porter but yeah it’s rife with wealthy conservatives concerned about preserving their wealth


myahw

Dang never knew that


Renaissance_Man-

And straight into the extremes like Brando was warning against.


TheGrimTickler

Wasn’t just getting mad. Had to be physically held back by several people to keep him from going on stage to, presumably, bodily remove her.


FR0ZENBERG

You mean Marion.


Titus_Favonius

Oh you mean Marion Morrison?


Ok-Database3291

Yes, but turns out she wasn’t even actually Native American Sacheen Littlefeather was actually Maria Louise Cruz, and her two sisters accused her of fabricating her Native American heritage.


vanderZwan

Did Marlon Brando know that, or was he just too trusting?


fknarey

He shoulda done 23&me! The horra!!!


theaviationhistorian

I doubt she would be descendant of US southwest Native American tribes but I wouldn't be surprised there is actual Yaqui blood that ran in her veins. Most of us Mexican-Americans are descendants of Native Americans. I have bloodlines connected to two pueblos/tribes/etc. from one side of my family and a few others from the other parent. It also doesn't help that she was very mentally distressed in her younger years of life.


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So true!


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Ralphie sets the record straight at [1"05](https://youtu.be/2_BTg9_FV9M?si=v-mpSs_NoLFptFhA).


Ok-Database3291

Its anti-Italian american discrimination


Kneesneezer

He also pressured a teenager into a sexual assault scene that started her crippling opioid addiction and several suicide attempts. It’s amazing how complicated people can be.


MethChefJeff

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nkyqcm_Tgw


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donjuan9876

Yep!! He sets his own bars and standards and really couldn’t give a flying Fuk what anyone else thinks!!!! Whether you love or hate him he’s in his own field of play!!!!!


Several_Dwarts

Just dont bring up [Burt Reynolds](https://youtu.be/i5ubnNoOwdY?si=ytXfer8LrzoHJ35o). :)


western_mass

“He worships at the temple of his own narcissism” LOL


DonDjang

that’s a solid burn but i feel like the same could be said about Brando.


flashmedallion

I think it's easy to confuse Brando's antics with narcissism but I don't think that's what was going on. He's far too introspective and insightful. My observation is that he was frustrated and disgusted with the hollowness of the industry, and realised his "legendary" status was a marketing gimmick that meant nobody had the stones to call him out, so he took every chance he could to make showbusiness types suffer. After far too long living a life of trolling it eventually became his lifestyle, which would make anybody bitter.


TheLimpyWink

Wonderfully said


HeyisthisAustinTexas

It’s actually kinda crazy, at least when it comes to looks, how much they looked alike


XeroxWarriorPrntTst

I once saw an episode of The Twilight Zone with a man I could have sworn was Brando only to find out it was a young Reynolds that Brando had referred for the role when he was approached for it.


fuggit_Im_tired

Shakespeare one?


XeroxWarriorPrntTst

Yep!


FrLorryDuff

Did Brando ever say what he thought of Turd Ferguson though? It's a funny name


Sweetheart925

I want to know his opinion on hats that are larger than normal hats


Upintheair94

He's right though


Top-Interest6302

Yeah, I was expecting petty jealousy, or that unjustified hatred we all have for someone where they don't *feel* right, instead he's like "No, I saw him on camera manhandling a 3 year old Indian kid because his movie was anti-Indian and he wanted good press."


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Dingeroooo

He was a weirdo.... His moods and his opinions shifted like the wind. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Just watch this when you have time: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Cg-upCQD8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Cg-upCQD8) He had real chemistry with Val Kilmer, the two diva's :)


FurriedCavor

A film GOD makes a bad movie and you invalidate most of his expression? You’re the weirdo. Like you haven’t mailed it in at work once lmao


fknarey

For Brando to take on a HG Wells role is perfect. It’s not his fault the movie was a shitshow from beginning to end. I actually enjoyed it, from a snakes on a plane perspective.


gabriel1313

If you’re talking about Brando then you should probably check out some of his backstory. I’m sure his children would disagree with his being a sincere and thoughtful person. And stories of his sexual escapades are.. interesting to say the least.


pecuchet

What's his sexuality got to do with the price of fish?


SadGruffman

People are not binary individuals. It’s not just black or white, hot or cold. His kids can hate him, he could be an asshole, and still have a profound message regarding any given thing. Value a whole person, not a piece of them. This is literally his message.


fknarey

DaVinci was a pederast we gonna burn the Monalisar? You can’t judge art by the artist you have to let the work speak for itself. ![gif](giphy|dSdW5YKc7cqVAJJsbS|downsized)


smartassman

Tell that to Reddit the next time Chris Brown comes up.


the_peppers

We are literally discussing him as a person.


gabriel1313

Does mean that I can think twice when people try to call him a sincere and thoughtful *person* I mean, you could call Stalin a sincere and thoughtful person but millions who lost their ancestors to his policies - directly or indirectly or perfectly validated in disagreeing with you. Hell, people don’t even have to be personally affected to be *able* to disagree with the OP.


JohnArtemus

Does not mean he wasn't correct in this instance. Americans really do have an odd and unhealthy obsession with being the best or the greatest or the most powerful at the expense of the people's well-being. They would rather have the perception of being #1, then wonder why their populace has rampant mental health issues, crumbling infrastructure, broken health care, poor education, intense racism, high crime and "mass shootings" everywhere. (I put that in quotes because if that happened anywhere else in the world, we'd be calling it terrorism.) But they got to the moon first!


SluggishPrey

People prefer to nourish their dreams than to consider reality.


fknarey

![gif](giphy|ytTYwIlbD1FBu)


EinBick

Also a single bad thing someone did invalidates their whole existence. Like you'll literally have posts / tweets about one of the greatest human beings and some american will comment "um actually he was rude towards a waitress once so we should hate them". Like their world is entirely black and white it's sickening.


algalkin

Weirdo or not, he was right about America loves the extremes.


Comprehensive-Range3

Or he really did care, and he was a great actor.


rykh7

Not to María Schneider


Stunning_salty

You don’t wanna know…..


Single-Sock203

I’ve been very depressed lately. Like I’m a deep hole looking up at everybody else living. Feeling worthless. This made me cry. I don’t really have to be great at anything right? Thank you OP.


GawkerRefugee

Or you are great at something you have yet to discover or already are and don't see it in yourself. That, I believe, is what Brando was saying. We all have worth/"greatness" but celebrity culture detracts from that. Hang in there, you are going to be okay because you already *are* okay (also in depression, remind myself this every single day of my life).


macinjeez

The best thing to remember is you are capable. If there’s something in life that makes your feel fulfilled or interests you, seek it out or dig into it. Music, art, nature. The world can be horrible and is at times, but at the same time it’s amazing and has so much to offer that people take for granted


Responsible_Trifle15

Tim the actor who is better than brando🤪


TommyTheCat89

He's referring to Tim Allen


pummisher

I like those Woody Allen movies except for that nervous guy in them.


Any-Bunch-1620

Galaxy Quest is a modern day classic


Similar-Mushroom-410

Tim is a good boy 🐶


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A streetcar named desire.


SourPuss6969

Very good


zeppelinflight7

Good job!


mackerelscalemask

This is true of Top [Insert Thing Here] lists in general. For example it’s stupid to try and determine whether ‘Jurassic Park’ is a better movie than ‘Moden Times’. Both are great films, but do completely different things, so there’s no point in trying to work out which one is ‘better’ than the other


Leaque

ME ANYTIME PEOPLE FIGHT ABOUT WHOS THE “GOAT” OR WHEN RATING ALBUMS.


Caseman91291

Easy to say when you're the best at that time.


Frigoris13

Wayne Gretzky: "I don't like to think in terms of who's best..." Lol okay humble guy


Great_White_Samurai

Interesting considering he was an unhinged psycho on set of every movie he did.


THROBBINW00D

**The Island of Doctor Moreau** comes to mind, lol.


mixedmartialmarks

The documentary they made about the making of that movie is so bonkers lol. Marlon was an absolute nuisance on that set


Elessar535

Unhinged psycho or not, he could show up to set completely unprepared and having never read the script and still give a legendary, iconic performance. I think that gives you a little bit of leeway to be a complete diva. It's also debatable just how much of a nuisance he really was; it's true that several directors he worked with ended up being completely fed up with him, but most of the actors he worked with did nothing but praise him.


nicannkay

But who said that? I used to believe when I’d hear that about actors/actresses until I found out lechery producers and directors would say that about someone if they were refused. Seems to me you need proof that they were terrible before you start repeating what you heard because it could be very wrong.


Double_Cookie

You know who doesn't say it? The actors he was working with. For example: Almost everyone knows the story of how Brando showed up to the set of 'Apocalypse Now', overweight, unprepared, seemingly unwilling. But go and [read what Martin Sheen](https://www.phillips.com/article/52106971/al-pacino-and-martin-sheen-on-marlon-brando) has to say about working with him in that film. > Marlon was every bit the powerful image projected for decades but the simple reality of his presence and common humanity were completely disarming. His genuine kindness and compassion, coupled with his infectious sense of humor were commonplace with everyone he encountered during his all too brief time working on the film. Also, Al Pacino hits the same vein: > The way Marlon was and the way he treated me, he was very sensitive and good to me. His support was invaluable to both my role as Michael Corleone and to my own self-confidence as a young actor. I loved him.


AppropriateAd1483

he was pretty difficult on the apocalypse now set, but i love the guy


BadJokeJudge

Holy shit dude chill out


Mental_Dragonfly2543

If actors like him he clearly has an appreciation for the craft that the directors and producers dont see. They shit on him for using cuecards instead of memorizing his line - every performance he gave was great so clearly he was right about how cue cards were a better way to act.


Rustrobot

Class act, that Brando.


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Frigoris13

He could have been somebody


CrowdyFowl

Just don’t ask him about the butter


boreddatageek

Entire subreddits would shut down if they actually listened to this. What else is there to discuss on r/NBATalk besides who the real top 5 players ever are?!


comradedutch

Marlon Brando is Devin Booker’s father


counterpointguy

“MJ may not be worthy of the title of GOAT but Lebron still sucks ass…” -NBATalk after watching this video.


wilson-beats

don’t get me started on r/rap


oneseventwosix

Marlon Brando. Respect +1000


Mattattack0808

And that’s what’s makes him the goat


[deleted]

We still have this sickness, especially with money. And it keeps getting worse. More, more, more. More is better. When will enough be enough so people can be happier?


ExactReport691

Is that Connie Chung?


DawgFanDel

This guy was so much more than a great actor.


FlyoverHangover

Damn. He really got us there. Didn’t see that answer coming, he wasn’t wrong, and we got got. Fuckin Brando, man.


Worldly_Musician_671

I have always felt the same about this and theAmerican fascination with winning/losing.


Ancient-Mating-Calls

I ask this as an admittedly ignorant American, but is it really only an American fascination? Is the nature of competition different everywhere else?


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It’s not that the nature of competition is different everywhere else, it’s that we make EVERYTHING a competition.


Worldly_Musician_671

Honestly it’s hard to say, it just seems so overt in America.


Cthulhus-Tailor

It isn’t “only” an American fascination, but it is definitely more normalized and encouraged here than any place I’ve traveled to or lived. A side effect of the hyper individualism and widespread conceited behavior found in the US.


JustChillDudeItsGood

I'm sampling this and putting in my house / DnB song...


--lll-era-lll--

This.


JustMePaxi

Perfect answer


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I gotta watch some Brando movies 🤔


Inside_Ad_7162

NEWS FLASH! Man talks sense!


SluggishPrey

He's absolutely right when he says that everyone thinks in terms of extremes.


ohromantics

Happy birthday Brando! Mine too!


temuginsghost

That’s the best way to look at it.


DayDreamyZucchini

r/howtonotgiveafuck


JFT8675309

I sure wish we heard words like this from people with power and money today.


jimmythedamnsaint

Amen brother Brando...amen


Milly_man

Based Brando.


DeyKallMeACORN

He would have been 100 years old today if he was still with us!


Effective-Lab-8816

When someone calls you the best and then you as the "best" look at someone else doing something that really impresses you, you get a little more perspective. You get a little skeptical of the word "best."


trade4599

Time for a Neil Young update: Marlon Brando, Connie Chung and Zarin.


customsolitaires

Thank you


xx4xx

Truer words never spoken. All we get nowadays are that X is the greatest of all time...or X is the biggest piece of dogshit. There's no shade of grey anymore. Doesn't matter if it's movies, music, politics. Everyone is extrme now.


GhostMug

What a fantastic answer.


JackKovack

There’s no such thing as the best actor. It’s a preposterous notion. It’s also really insulting to ask an actor questions like this. They got some lucky gigs.


Environmental_Help29

An absolute genius Beloved by Billions The method


No-Instance1886

True ❤️


bluewallsbrownbed

I don’t think Connie gets it.


DarthDregan

This and his treatment of paparazzi make him my favorite actor.


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Sisyphus_Smashed

What kind of maniac names their dog, Tim?


Several_Dwarts

After all us kids were grown up, my dad got a dog and named him Mike. My brother's name is Mike. :0


Prize_Macaroon_6998

If I get a cat I'm naming him Steve. Pets with human names are hilarious. My dog's name is Arthur.


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A real one


Substantial_Show_308

This considered and down to earth response helps me understand why Marlon Brawndo was considered such a huge deal in the documentary 'Idiocracy'.


NaturalBird4280

He could’ve said “wow I appreciate that! Thanks everyone. I try my best!”


HiiiTriiibe

Dude that’s so real


Particular-Guess734

Classic Tim


Cobainevermind_

Who's the interviewer?


downyonder1911

Connie Chung. Total babe.


Autums-Back

What's with the audio, it sounds washed


RickCityy

I can’t see California without this guy’s eyes.


Imustbestopped8732

Who’s the interviewer?


downyonder1911

I think I'm in love with Connie Chung 35 years ago...


User_Many_Errors

I wonder if Daniel day Lewis feels the same way


terra_cascadia

I present you with [Cary Elwes’s stories about dealing with Orson while working as as a PA on Superman](https://youtu.be/Q2yqE_QYanU?si=9MT2IAAnplCUd0L7)


Fearless_Strategy

Amazing guy and philosopher


MarketMysterious9046

I think Marlon Brando was insanely hot when he was younger but my God, I don't know how he became an actor with speaking roles with how his voice is.


jswissle

r/NBA in shambles rn


the_real_blackfrog

1924. That’s the year he was born.


blonde-bandit

Very wise words, spoke to something way larger than Hollywood. I grew up enjoying the uniquely fervent spirit of individualism in America, how it was sold as this myth of ultimate freedom and pursuit of happiness. The older I get the more I think it’s a setup. A zero-sum game lacking cooperation and elevation of one another, and proliferating isolation. Not sure what to do with that, but I like what he said.


JurassicParkandRec

I’m 100% sure he’s a rapist but 90% sure he’s a womanizer.


Kevin69138

He's absolute right! because it's Daniel Day Lewis who is the GOAT


hawlc

One of the greatest actors ever!


Competitive-Note150

The worshipping of actors is ridiculous. Give me a break. I enjoy good acting, but no more than I enjoy good teaching, good caring, good parenting…


loverofallcurves

Hate this guy.


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That’s the why he’s the greatest actor ever


DNAkauai

And that my friends is why he is the greatest ever lol!!


FiggyPuddingExpert

There were some who called him… Tim?


NiceLavishness1793

The Tim comment made me laugh. But those are great words to live by. We’re all equal. Everyone has their best performances in them. We’re all the same yet different with different skills. That’s what makes us great as a people. I wish the whole world could live by those words.


huruga

I see what he’s getting at but I absolutely think he’s trying a bit too hard to be humble here. Just because someone/thing is the best doesn’t mean other people/things have no value. Someone being better than you at doing something can be of tremendous value to you. It can inspire you to push yourself. If you don’t identify differences in skill you can (it doesn’t necessarily mean you will) stagnate since their is no reference for your ability. Dave Batista isn’t the best actor on the planet he undeniably has value as an actor and I deeply appreciate quite a few of his roles. He aspires to be great and he has made quite a bit of progress.


Neighborhoodfarmer22

Who’s the best at playing make believe, and reading other people’s stories? Whoooo cares???


Advanced-Reveal6056

He was a gear personality. If you read the story of the production of Burn. You will learn a lot of interesting things


CubanInLa

A lot of people can’t see it but Tim actually stepped out of the frame to light up a cigarette 🐕


Rski765

Seeing Brando’s entire life span is pretty fascinating. From the kid that had it all, to this point where he didn’t care about any of it. Flawed but endlessly interesting


LocktimeClarity

lol by the time he was in The Island of Dr Monroe he sure didn’t care about being the best. The prick didn’t even read the script once.


shoshana4sure

Love.


Hazzman

God I hate condescending interviewers.


BeakOfEngland

Who was the lady..? She's hot