Marlon Brando here’s the funny thing even though his mother was a total
even though his mother was a total
even though his mother was a total alcoholic and absent a lot of the time
alcoholic and absent a lot of the time
alcoholic and absent a lot of the time she ended up playing a huge role in his
she ended up playing a huge role in his
she ended up playing a huge role in his development she was involved in the
development she was involved in the
development she was involved in the theater and this was an inspiration for
theater and this was an inspiration for
theater and this was an inspiration for Brando in fact he picked up the talent
Brando in fact he picked up the talent
Brando in fact he picked up the talent for mimicry at a really young age what
for mimicry at a really young age what
for mimicry at a really young age what he could essentially do is pick up on
he could essentially do is pick up on
he could essentially do is pick up on your takes and mannerisms and
your takes and mannerisms and
your takes and mannerisms and impersonate them perfectly when he got
impersonate them perfectly when he got
impersonate them perfectly when he got into his career this wasn’t going to be
into his career this wasn’t going to be
into his career this wasn’t going to be enough for brand or the perfectionist he
enough for brand or the perfectionist he
enough for brand or the perfectionist he had to take it a step further his rural
had to take it a step further his rural
had to take it a step further his rural development was unprecedented he would
development was unprecedented he would
development was unprecedented he would get into a role in a way that no one
get into a role in a way that no one
get into a role in a way that no one else would for example when he’s filmed
else would for example when he’s filmed
else would for example when he’s filmed the nineteen fifty movie the men where
the nineteen fifty movie the men where
the nineteen fifty movie the men where he was going to be playing a crippled
he was going to be playing a crippled
he was going to be playing a crippled war veteran he actually bothered to
war veteran he actually bothered to
war veteran he actually bothered to spend a month in a Veterans Hospital in
spend a month in a Veterans Hospital in
spend a month in a Veterans Hospital in bed as though he was an invalid himself
bed as though he was an invalid himself
bed as though he was an invalid himself but it goes a little bit further than
but it goes a little bit further than
but it goes a little bit further than that decades ago a brand new acquired an
that decades ago a brand new acquired an
that decades ago a brand new acquired an island complete with its own little
island complete with its own little
island complete with its own little tribe and this led up to him eventually
tribe and this led up to him eventually
tribe and this led up to him eventually playing the famous Colonel Kurtz in
playing the famous Colonel Kurtz in
playing the famous Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now where he leads a tribe of
Apocalypse Now where he leads a tribe of
Apocalypse Now where he leads a tribe of renegade guerillas through the Vietnam
renegade guerillas through the Vietnam
renegade guerillas through the Vietnam War and then also the island of dr.
War and then also the island of dr.
War and then also the island of dr. Moreau where he plays a strange recluse
Moreau where he plays a strange recluse
Moreau where he plays a strange recluse who lives on the island with his own
who lives on the island with his own
who lives on the island with his own tribe of subordinates Marlon Brando has
tribe of subordinates Marlon Brando has
tribe of subordinates Marlon Brando has so much mojo he turned down the lead
so much mojo he turned down the lead
so much mojo he turned down the lead role and rebel without a cause a movie
role and rebel without a cause a movie
role and rebel without a cause a movie that made James Dean but let’s face it
that made James Dean but let’s face it
that made James Dean but let’s face it what really immortalized him was his
what really immortalized him was his
what really immortalized him was his role in The Godfather he managed to take
role in The Godfather he managed to take
role in The Godfather he managed to take a role that would have been otherwise a
a role that would have been otherwise a
a role that would have been otherwise a very cliche role and turn it into
very cliche role and turn it into
very cliche role and turn it into something extremely organic and with an
something extremely organic and with an
something extremely organic and with an element of humanity basically you may
element of humanity basically you may
element of humanity basically you may not know this but he stuffed his cheeks
not know this but he stuffed his cheeks
not know this but he stuffed his cheeks with tissue paper to give that Slurpee
with tissue paper to give that Slurpee
with tissue paper to give that Slurpee CD element to his voice that made it so
CD element to his voice that made it so
CD element to his voice that made it so famous but this is why this man had so
famous but this is why this man had so
famous but this is why this man had so much mojo he could make a roll his own
much mojo he could make a roll his own
much mojo he could make a roll his own he really brought it to life but more
he really brought it to life but more
he really brought it to life but more than that he also overcame obstacles
than that he also overcame obstacles
than that he also overcame obstacles that most people can’t when his career
that most people can’t when his career
that most people can’t when his career got down in the dumps in the early 60s
got down in the dumps in the early 60s
got down in the dumps in the early 60s not only did he come back but he came
not only did he come back but he came
not only did he come back but he came back as Vito Corleone and it didn’t stop
back as Vito Corleone and it didn’t stop
back as Vito Corleone and it didn’t stop there overcoming his own obstacles
there overcoming his own obstacles
there overcoming his own obstacles wasn’t good enough for a man like Marlon
wasn’t good enough for a man like Marlon
wasn’t good enough for a man like Marlon Brando let’s face it he’s too big for
Brando let’s face it he’s too big for
Brando let’s face it he’s too big for only one person’s obstacles he was a
only one person’s obstacles he was a
only one person’s obstacles he was a huge champion of civil rights
huge champion of civil rights
huge champion of civil rights specifically for Native America
specifically for Native America
specifically for Native America so even though he was a bit of a recluse
so even though he was a bit of a recluse
so even though he was a bit of a recluse and a bit of an eccentric the man was
and a bit of an eccentric the man was
and a bit of an eccentric the man was also mojo riffing
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