Actor: A Guy Who If You Ain’t Talking About Him, He Ain’t Listening

Marlon Brando? Gladwin Hill? George Glass? George Alan O’Dowd? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: Performers on stage and screen are sometimes stereotyped as egocentric. Here is one formulation of that critique: An actor’s a guy who, if you ain’t talking about him, ain’t listening. These words are usually attributed to the Oscar-winning star Marlon Brando. Did …