and kazan people say great performances from brady, marlon brando, a list of great performances in this he has for it. it's really exciting. one of the things he talks about, saying brando on the waterfront and james dean east of eden these performances that are still revered as changing acting he talks about they had something personal at stake in the character. and i feel like -- >> charlie: almost connected to their life in some unique way? >> that was the secret to them. >> charlie: right. that on that celluloid, they were going through something personal and whether or not it's true or not they create the feeling that you are not watching -- you're not eating a reheated meal you're watching creativity in action. you're watching true spontaneity. and michael keaton's always done that better than anybody. in this performance, people like to make it like it's about -- i'm not talking about birdman as batman. obviously, the character is different than himself. the before trilogy people think it is me. none of our experiences is unique. everybody struggles with their ego. that's what th

. >> marlon brando. >> i'm representing marlon brando this evening, and he asked me to tell you thisly cannot accept this very generous awards. and the reasons for this being be the treatment of american indians today by the film industry -- excuse me. >> i did not think that this academy awards evening was an appropriate place. but of course i think as an american indian. i cannot answer for the conscience of america. >> you're not going to get me to say anything against this. you know, this is our only chance to contact the public as an industry. now, don't try to get me to say something against it. go get brando. >> and the oscar goes to -- hm. michael donovan -- >> i remember climbing up the stairs to the stage, and it was like -- in my head, one voice was going precious oscar, be nice. don't start any trouble. just thank your agent and your stylist and leave the stage. and the other voice is going no, no, you have a responsibility, there is a war going on, you must say something. >> i have invited my fellow documentary nominees on the stage because we like non-fiction. we like n

or marlon brando, he is a beautiful guy and a genius.h us from responsibility to work hard. i am not as talented as them. if you really want to focus on the profession of acting, there is this cult of personality that follows actors. isn't george clooney amazing isn't jack nicholson amazing? they kind of deify the personality. but if you look at the history of academy awards, how many british people, irish people welsh people are nominated. every year, it is a tiny population and they are constantly creating great actors. there is a relationship to craft there and there is not the same talent myth. young actresses can look to judi dench and vanessa redgrave and helen mirren and see a room that they are not in, a room that is not about looks, it is not about being clever, it is not about money, it is not about advertising campaigns. it is about having something to say, having harnessed your own talent. our country is not furnished with that. i feel for -- i am old enough now to look at young actors and to want to say this out loud on tele

. >> when marlon brando at the 1993 oscars wanted to make a political statement he declined his oscar. he had someone else go up and make a comment. >> he had her go on in his place. >> she says thank you for the oscar and i want to make a statement. no, no. either take the oscar and smile and talk about your pretty dress or make a political statement. don't take the oscar. make that choice. >> a lot of oscars went to "birdman," andy. you saw almost all of the films. i haven't seen it because i know how to pick em. were you surprised by anything? >> i was surprised "birdman" won original screenplay. i think everything else went according to what everyone would thought would happen. i thought it was interesting. they discovered it was not the real jim carrey because that guy's kids were vaccinated. >> how you can tell, i am not sure. >> the thing is you have the sean penn thing and the patricia arquette who when i went to bed was a feminist hero and then when i woke up everyone on the left was mad at her. between that and the sean penn stuff and people are mad at graham whatever for wr

. >> i feel like every -- i feel like if marlon brando had a facebook there would have been an "on thee want -- >> when you're alone and you're reading the feedback, it hits you. so if i go and i say who would you like to see me work with and i see the feedback, the comments, jason statham, jason statham, that's a good idea. it's a good idea to listen to that. >> jimmy: and now it is him. >> and now it is him. [ jason statham impression ] >> jimmy: and he's the one and only. he's a really tough guy. >> i think he's more than the other. >> jimmy: i think he's the toughest guy in the whole world. >> the toughest guy in the whole world. he'll break your back by looking at you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i want to show everyone an exclusive trailer for -- this is "furious 7." you've taken it to a new level on this one. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it is bonkers. take a look at this. >> most important thing in life will always be family. that's what's real. [ phone rings ] >> dominic toretto. you don't know me. you're about to. >> looks like the sins of london have followed us home. >> we're being hunted

>> she does this -- and i can't ever help but think that it reminds me of marlon brando and "the godfatherwith the orange. every time. you're not supposed to react. you're not supposed to be like, this is a good thing or a bad thing. >> jimmy: you're not? >> no. you don't want to distract them. yay! nothing like that. they're like, what? what's going on? you have to be neutral. >> jimmy: i didn't know this by the way. really. >> you have to be like -- she's probably telling her friends. >> jimmy: my dad has the weirdest face he makes when i poop. >> there's really nothing there. by the way, my dad could not be more complimentary of all of us, my brother, sister, and me, when we moved our bowels. so i don't think he got that memo. >> he's like, yeah, good job! my daughter does a little, almost animalistic. like a little -- grrrr -- >> she growls. >> jimmy: yeah. there's a growl along with it. we were driving yesterday. my wife said there is another human being [ bleep ] in our car right now. >> other than your daughter. >> jimmy: and it's weird when you think about it. i heard, i don't know

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marlon brando set up activist sasheem little feather up for how native-americans were portrayed in thehe very regretfully cannot accept this generous award. >> reporter: the film "hearts and minds" won and a statement was read from the viet cong. >> the academy is saying, quote, we are not responsible for any political references on this program, and we are sorry that they had to take place this evening. >> reporter: michael moore's 2003 win for "bowling for columbine" turned into a rant against the bush administration. >> our democracy was hijacked and there's a squatter at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: same-sex -- conservatives noted that the people have voted on this year's best picture, and their pick is "american sniper". though it only won one award last night for sound editing. >> "american sniper." >> reporter: hollywood's pick was the third to win a best picture in recent years. a film about an actor who fears irrelevance. >> there seems to be a disconnect between what the average moviegoer wants to see. >> of all the movies nominated best picture, it's way down on pr

. >> 1973 marlon brando declined the oscar for best actor in "the godfather." someone in his place said that he could not accept the award because he was protesting hollywood's portrayal of native americans in film. this is nothing new. >> and we're still talking about it 40 years later. >> i think a lot of it has to do with how preachy people get. when arquette stands up there and says equal pay for women, who's going to say, no i don't believe that? i remember being in the audience when michael moore won his oscar and i can't -- for what? >> fahrenheit 911. >> yes, that's right. >> no it was actually bowling for columbine. >> anyway he got up there and in michael moore, typical fashion, he was very passionate and a lot of people thought he came off as a little you know very angry. >> and it was preachy. >> and they played the music. >> and he was right. >> it depends on how it plays in the audience and -- >> i have several things to talk about if you can keep it quick. let's talk about sean penn and the green card comment. some people took offense to it. the

we've seen it before when marlon brando came out and sasha didn't accept the award eons ago.s not the first time but it was very interesting the issues that came up, pay eke thety came up, civil rights and immigrant rights came up. why did we see this last night? was it because of the nature of the films or hollywood? >> maybe a little bit of both but i felt like at times i was sitting not necessarily just watching an award show but watching the democratic national convention. i mean, this was like, going through every one of their planks. it did fulfill a stereotype about hollywood which is they fall on the liberal end of the spectrum on all issues. it's also interesting to interesting to note as the "wall street journal" put on facebook, when people were clicking on stories they were following on movies, red counties american sniper and blue counties bird man. this was done on meet the press the other day. just goes to show in our movies we're polerrized. a lot of people in red states were upset american sniper didn't win and bird man did. if you were hillary clinton you ha

marlon brando used it to talk about the disadvantage of the native american. people do that.ink you take that that seriously. gerri: you people in california. i don't know. crazy. [laughter] wayne, thank you for coming so. so good to see you. >> my pleasure, thank you, gerri. gerri: a look at the republican plan to counteract president obama's proposal to destroy savings plans. consumer reports joins us with their list of the best and the best when it comes to cars and trucks on the road. first, here's your consumer gauge with the numbers that mean the most to you. ♪ ♪ gerri: 529 college savings plans are critical for many american families saving for their children's education. but president obama has already caused an uproar this year with an ill-advised scheme to tax these plans. this would make them worthless. the house passed a bill from a kansas governor that will ensure those 529 plans stay tax-free. let's go through the basics of what this bill does which it will be soon law. it allows 529 money to pay for personal computers. what's the point of that? >> this is just

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. >> i told my father to see it because i was interested in movies and marlon brando was in it. he saw it on a wednesday and he was flipped out and went to see it that saturday. oh, yeah, absolutely. it made a huge -- >> it was like watch ago story about your family elevated to something like they were the ken dis, youdis-- the kennedys, you know what i mean? >> but not all italian americans had such a positive response to "the godfather" and some took to the streets in protest. >> we are united against discrimination and defamation! >> many were concerned the association of italians with crime was holding them back. >> 17 years, i got three children growing up with a cloud over their head. >> this was a stereotype that was potentially very hurtful to people like me. i was a young person. i wanted to see myself as kind of moving out of a working class world. i was made extremely uncomfortable by the portrayal of all these gangsters with italian names. >> tune >> ifill: tune in tonight for "italian americans" on most pbs stations. and now to our "newshour shares" of the day, some

it puts him on a list with names like marlon brando, jack nicholson, spencer tracy, and gregory peck. as a major movie star but as a committed, talented and versatile actor. a friend of yours said, "i think there's part of bradley that doesn't quite believe this has happened to him." >> bradley cooper: well, believe it, inasmuch as i believe i'm sitting here, talking to you. but the thrill's still there. don't get me wrong-- the thrill is still massive, you know? i mean, i... i wake up very happy every day, i'll tell you that. >> kroft: it's where bradley cooper wakes up these days that's more problematic. for the past few weeks, he's been parachuting into l.a. for 24-hour binges of obligatory pre-oscar hoopla. this year, it's "american sniper," which we'll get to later. the rest of the week, he wakes up 2,700 miles away in new york. that's him with the backpack where he is currently the toast of broadway, locked into one sometimes two performances a day of "the elephant man." >> cooper: you know, i always sort of talk about, to myself at least, or to my friends, about wanting to just

marlon brando in 1973 sent an activist up to decline his best actor award in protest for how native americanstrayed in the movies. >> he will very regretfully not accept this very generous award. >> reporter: the anti-vietnam war film "hearts and minds" won for best documentary in 1975 and the producer burt schneider, read a cable from the vietcong. that statement led to an on-air apology by co-host frank sinatra. >> the academy is saying quote, we are not responsible for any political references on this program and we are sorry that they had to take place this evening. >> reporter: michael moore's 2003 win for bowling for columbine turned into a rant against the bush administration. >> our democracy was hijacked and there's a squatter on federal land at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: in 2009 sean penn won best actor for "milk" and told critics of same sex marriage that they need to reflect on their great shame if they continue to hold those opinions. liberal politics notwithstanding, some conservatives this year note that the people of the united states have voted on best picture. th

do you think that there are meryl streeps and marlon brandos who never got cast?nted, when he was young lot of people thought that he was going to be james dean basically. he didn't happen for my dad like that. i remember talking to my dad later in life, i was like, dad what makes me sad is i don't think you saw your life as successful. you raised five kids you fed five kids as an artist. we got to go to europe. backpacking, who cares we got to see the world. you're successful. i don't see people just because they're dead. >> for the 46-year-old arquette success has meant raising two kids findings work in film and television. >> when you got "medium" what are you doing? >> you're in movies you do art movies why are you doing tv? it was snotty that concept that you can do good entertainment on television. i disagree with that. >> any crime involving electronic devices is cyber. >> arquette's newest project "cs zip i: cyber"on cbs. she's already cleaning up on the award circuit for "boyhood." >> how many pairs of eye glasses do you have? >> a lot of a lot of broken

. >> the only one who didn't win, marlon brando. got you, huh? you did not know that. did you?hem. the films and there are certain films, 15 that really changed the way we look at cinema. some are obvious and some we're going to make you scratch your head and go huh. >> it must haven fun picking hem? it was a hoot. great help from the academy, directors, stars. oprah as so into it and telling us what she has on replay constantly at home. >> yeah there are soes movies you can watch over and over again. "streetcar" is one of them to me. >> many could up and see me sometime. >> oh, wow. >> our special countdown to the oscars 15 movies that changed american cinema airs tonight, tonight, tonight, 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. ginger, final check of the weather. >> oh robin. too much good tv. i'm always staying up too late. we got to listen to how this young lady says her name. >> valentina. >> i want that to be my name and you to say it. let's check the forecast. a little look at -- someone was watching us in traffic. the road is closed. johnny is in a bus, not driving but he's able t

." >> reporter: the only one who didn't win, marlon brando. got you, huh?and there are certain films, 15, that really changed the way we look at cinema. some are obvious and some we're going to make you scratch your head and go, huh. >> it must have been fun picking them. >> oh, it was a hoot. we got great help from the academy, directors, the stars. oprah, she was so into it and telling us what she has on replay constantly at home. >> yeah, there are those movies that you can just watch over and over again. "streetcar" is one of them to me. it's just so perfectly timed. >> come up and see me sometime. >> oh, wow. >> our special "countdown to the oscars: 15 movies that changed american cinema" airs tonight, tonight, tonight, 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. >> right here. >> it's on abc. ginger, final check of the weather. >> oh, robin. there's too much good tv. i'm always staying up too late. we got to listen to how this young lady says her name. say your name. >> valentina. >> i want my name to be that. i've decided it and i want you to always say it. it sound

remember marlon brando? he didn't accept one. he accepted his first one and loved it.e sent a woman to receive it and then somebody else did that. i can't remember. >>> anyway coming up media earnings on tap this week. what a soap box it is for these people to get up on top of every year. oh god. including dish network out earlier today. comcast and cable vision, also we're going to talk media stocks. u.s. officials warning now, this is disturbing about new vigilance after new terror threats against malls. we've worried about this for years. more details at 7:30 eastern. and we'll be joined by labor secretary perez. he helped negotiate the deal to get the west coast ports back to business. plus the rundown of the winners -- a run down of those who got oscars and who didn't because they're all winners in hollywood at last night's oscars. >> i gist figured out why you care about this. because the first segment you ever did -- >>> welcome back to "squawk box." the futures right now have been down and they're still down. down about 47 points on the dow. the s&p down 4.75 i

marlon brandso brought the jaw of paparotso ronnie gallela 8 inches from my face. important. >> that show was something. it was a tough show in a way. teeth. but i loved brandoalways. and and i never dreamed to meet show. >> and that's when he punched gulela out? >> hewe went down to china town. >> going back to some of your famous interviews, another important one was with john kerry, now secretary of state. back then, he was a young >> yeah. >> on the show with another vietnam vet. >> that's right. >> and the nixon white house wasn't happy with you. >> the nixon white house, imagined i could use this word about a president, a presidency, sneakily, prepped the guy, young guy who was a right-winger to oppose kerry, left winger, called t.v. booking. as they saw it. kerry was effecti. so was the other fellow but the white house wasn't thrilled. they thought i didn't let him -- i am just sorry nixon is not with us. let me take that back instantly. what i mean is, i'm sorry he didn't live long enough to see my dick cavett's watergate which was on pbs and you can find it online, and you must see it. dick cavett's water graduate. you can find the whole show. someb