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...Orson Welles' Macbeth; F.D.R. in 1977's MacArthur; and dozens of other characters in movies ranging from Fail-Safe to RoboCop. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1954 for the title role in Luis Buñuel's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe but lost to Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront...
...SOMETHING LIKE BEING A MOVIE STAR? As far as movie acting, yeah, sometimes people expect you to be something more than you are. Really, you're just doing a job, applying some techniques you've learned. But it's ruined a lot of people. You tell somebody like Marlon Brando that he's brilliant and exceptional and you ruin his whole life--all of a sudden this Mid-American guy feels like a fool. But, you know, you become what you become in life, and you don't sit and think about it. You just go ahead...
STREISAND: Actually, yes, I was intimidated by one person. I sang at a fund raiser once with Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Marlon Brando, and I did it basically to meet Brando, who was my idol from age 13. So I'm peeking from one side of the stage to try and get a glimpse of him when I feel someone kissing my back. I turn around, and it was Marlon. I said, "Oh, no! You're ruining my fantasy. This is so real...
...happy one. Students are freed from quotidian school obligations so that they might be happy (looming final examinations notwithstanding). Professionals take time away from work to spend time with their families. People tend to smile a little more, breathe a little more, and relax a little more. The Marlon Brando of our lives take a little time off and is replaced by Jimmy Stewart. Bells ring. Angels get their wings...
...QUESTIONS: Whoopi dishes about her new show, the FCC and Brando...