Modern Screen (Dec 1954 - Dec 1955)

marlon brando (Continued from page 47) would be lost that I might lose my touch as an actor. But you don't go into analysis because of concern over your acting ability. It is usually some other concern that draws you there. Q: What is the basic difference between the stage and the screen? B: What aspect? The money? Personally I would prefer to act on the stage. On the stage there is a feeling of integration within the company which is lacking in films. On the stage you're dealing with art, pure and simple. Remember, you're on the stage three hours a night. You have continuity you can't get in films. On the stage you are encompassed in your own world. On a sound stage there are fifty or sixty people standing around, and a camera right in front of you. There are more elements to distract you in movies. As a result, only concentration can stabilize you. I think I've confused the issue enough on that question. Q: On the stage — what about doing the same part over and over again? B: A good point. I was in Streetcar for three years on Broadway and was transformed into a scratching baboon. It certainly is a drawback to an actor. I attribute this largely to economic factors. To get your money back a play must have a long run, but after a while nothing is new to you in the part. Then you have to rely on technique. It takes the "juice" out of a role. It reminds me of what Jacob P. Adler used to say: "When you come to the theatre, feel 80 per cent of the part and show 50 per cent. If you feel 40 per cent, show only 20 per cent. And if you feel 20 per cent, don't come at all. Q: I hear you collect jokes about other actors — can you tell us some? B: I guess every actor collects jokes about other actors. Do I know a clean one — that's the problem. Many funny things happen on the stage. You mustn't break down, though, because the stage manager is glaring at you. I recall a night I was playing with Paul Muni in A Flag Is Bom — a great, fine and sensitive actor, Muni. Anyway, one night he became so enthused with his part that he blew his false teeth right out of his mouth. He turned around and kept right on with his role. In the same play he died. When an actor like him dies it's like the birth of an elephant. It took him a half an hour to die! Another night he said to me before we went on, "I don't want to catch cold lying on the stage. Please cover me with the flag." When it came to the point in the play, I did so, and a moment later noticed a small tugging at the flag as Muni pulled it slowly down from his face so he could keep an eye on the audience. Q: I read in a movie magazine . . . B: (quickly) . . . You're dead! Q: Have you had disappointments? B: Yes, the making of The Wild One was a disappointment to me. There are so many kids who are confused today. This problem has not been intelligently articulated in entertainment today. The Wild One script ambled and was not focused. At that time Stanley Kramer was having difficulties with Columbia Studios and was not able to oversee the production as he usually did. Q: Are you going to do a live show on television? B: It wouldn't interest me at this time. Q: What is the relationship between an actor and a director? B: In films you are at the mercy of the director. He decides what "take" to print. You have no choice. Again, concentration is most important. Q: How do you feel about building a personality such as your own? ..Are you always fresh as a daisy? Everywhere — all day — you'll be confident of your loveliness . . . when you use Fresh Cream Deodorant. Your underarms will stay fresh, moisture free. Fresh contains the most effective perspiration-checking ingredient known ! Fresh is extra effective . . . yet it's kind to skin. Creamy smooth, not sticky, not greasy. Has a delicate fresh fragrance. Use Fresh every day — have an air of freshness always. COMPARE! See if your present deodorant is as effective as Fresh Test it under one arm. Use Fresh Cream under the other. See for yourself if Fresh doesn't stop odor best, keep underarms drier, protect your clothes better than any other deodorant you've ever used. a ^ed/)&(\ is always lovely to love f/wh