"Marlon would hate the idea of people chiming in to give their comments about his death. All I'll say is that it makes me sad he's gone."

Francis Ford Coppola

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"He influenced more young actors of my generation than any actor. Anyone who denies this never understood what it was all about."

James Caan

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"I feel a certain sadness at the loss of one of America's greatest actors. It is said no price too high does an original bear, and Marlon Brando was a quintessential original."

Robert Evans, head of Paramount Pictures during production of "The Godfather"