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thenewgreen  ·  3731 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Have you read the 200 'best American novels'? | Art Beat | PBS NewsHour

.....Like I was shot with a diamond bullet in the forehead and I thought, my God, the genius of that.... -Best monologue in film history? If not, its up there. Thanks for that link. What a performance.

Damn dude, that lead me to re-watch one of the most intense pieces of film ever:





kleinbl00  ·  3731 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Funny thing is that's mostly Brando improvising. Coppola gave him lines but Brando didn't give a shit.

b_b  ·  3731 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't know if it's apocryphal, but I once heard that Brando cared so little about scripts that when he really needed to say the line the director wanted, they would give him an earpiece to feed him lines. I hope it's true.

thenewgreen  ·  3731 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's an amazing, amazing performance. Can you imagine watching that improvisation live?

kleinbl00  ·  3731 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Have you seen "Hearts of Darkness"?