Why Marlon Brando
Had to Eat Kleenex
To Land His Role in
"The Godfather" Movie
What SuperStar Actors Know That Others Don't.
Dear Friend,
The Reason Why Marlon Brando Had to Eat Kleenex to Get Chosen for the Movie "The Godfather?"
Stanley Jaffe, The President of Paramount Pictures, Insisted on a Screen Test.
Plus All of The Paramount Studio Execs.
And the Producer Albert S Ruddy.
ALL HATED MARLON BRANDO.
Only Mario Puzo -- The Writer. AND Francis Ford Cuppola, The Director, wanted Brando to Play Don Corleone.
"The Suits" wanted to Hire Earnest Borgnine.
I've Read Several Versions of this "Screen Test."
Brando put Flour in his hair.
Brando Stuck Kleenex in his cheeks.
Brando Stuffed Cotton Balls in his mouth.
Brando darkened his hair with Shoe Polish.
12 Directors SAID "NO to Working on "The Godfather Movie."
Francis Ford Coppola Said, "No" too. But changed his mind Because he needed the money. (And hired 4 or 5 family members for "Bit Parts."
Paramount Only Paid book author, Mario Puzo, 12,000.00 for an Option on the first 60 pages of his book. Why so Little? Puzo Had run up 10K in Gambling Debts. (Talked about it. And Then Couldn't Negotiate.)
*We Are Leaving out -- The Studio Infighting.
*Backroom deals.
*Hiring and Firing.
*Negotiations about money.
WHEW. Amazing this movie got made.
Even MORE Amazing -- "The Godfather" has grossed 701 Hundred Million Dollars.
But all of that is not THE POINT.
My Point is this:
In Order to SELL HIMSELF to Every Decision Maker at Paramount. And The Paramount Studio Prez. And the Producer. Marlon Brando Had to Create An ENTIRE CHARACTER out of thin air.
Before He was hired.
Before He Got Paid.
Before Any Other Actors Were Hired.
Before The Godfather Movie Was More Than Words on Paper.
NONE of What Brando did was in the Script.
Francis Ford Coppola Showed up at Brando's House with a Video Camera.
I -- Brando put flour in his hair.
II -- Brando Put Shoe Polish in his hair.
III -- Brando Stuffed Kleenex or cotton in his Cheeks. (Like a Chipmunk.)
IV -- Brando created an Italian Accent.
V -- Brando Created a Scary Whisper of a Voice.
AND Performed one of the Scenes from The Movie Script. Which he had to memorize.
Marlon Brando's DO-IT-YOURSELF "Screen Test" BLEW All "The Suits" Away.
Because They had NO IDEA what the Character Might Look and Sound Like Until Brando Created his MAGIC.
I Like to Read Biographies and Auto-Biographies.
In his fantastic book, "Wake me When it's Funny," by Gary Marshall. (Writer/Director of "Happy Days & Laverne & Shirleey") -- Gary talks about Henry Winkler.
Did You Know "The FONZE" Became So Popular "Happy Days" was Almost Renamed?
"The Fonze" was the only actor out of 1000 -- who lined up to Audition Who had "Created The Entire Character."
The clothes.
The Accent and Attitude.
The Back Story of his life. Which he proceeded to Tell in a Little SKIT he Performed for the FlabberGasted Producers.
Emma Watson -- Perhaps the Most Visible Young Actress in 2020.
Had to Prove She Could Sing, Dance, Act And Take a Massive Pay Cut. Even Though She Was The Directors 1st Choice for "Beauty & The Beast."
Emma Sent in PROOF in the form of a videotape to the Director.
Plus Emma And Director, Bill Condon, Worked together to UP-Date the Old Script. To modernize her Character.
Emma Made "Beauty" Stronger and more Independent.
Which is THE REASON WHY the Movie has Grossed over 1 Billion dollars.
Katherine Hepburn -- Bought Novels, Hired Script Writers. Sold them to Movie Studios With HER in the lead role.
Jodie Foster, "The Brave One." Chased after the part. Called and Emailed a stream of ideas. Scouted and looked for "Locations" for specific Scenes in the movie.
GRATIS -- For Free.
Henry Cavill -- "The Witcher." Henry had read all the books. Played all the Games.
*Pestered his agent. Netflix. Showrunner, Lauren Hissrich -- BEFORE there was a Script.
*BEFORE Casting Started.
*BEFORE the 207 other Actors Could Audition Henry's "Voice Was Stuck in my Head," Said WITCHER -- Showrunner Hissrich.
You Understand?
The Best Actors and Actresses Go The EXTRA MILE. To Find, Land the Part, Create Memorable Charactors BEFORE they Get The Job.
How Can YOU Use This Idea?
Famous Quote:
By the Author of, "Think and Grow Rich" -- Napoleon Hill. "Whatever the Mind Can Conceive and Believe Comes True."
Below is an Example Everyone Can Use.
BUT FIRST!
3 Ordinary/Average Gift Examples --
#1 -- Once I Had a Job as Maintenance Supervisor for a University.
MY BOSS Took me along When he Was Invited, By a Contractor, to a Free Steak Dinner at a Country Club. (Tough Finding Veggies Among all those Meat Eating Golfers.)
#2 -- Next Got Handed The Job of Housekeeping Manager. Needed the Job. So Did Both without a pay raise.
Janitorial Supply Salesmen would leave bottles of wine on my desk. Picnic Size Ham, beef, cheese Wheels. (I don't drink and I am a Vegetarian.)
Then Was Promoted to Assistant Director of Housing. (No Director so I did Both. We Did Business with 300 Different Contractors.)
My Boss & I gave all of our Gifts Back. Or handed them out to Reward our Team Members and Managers.
#3 -- FOR ME -- These GIFTS Had The Opposite -- of their Intended- Effect.
Insulting in that Nobody "Asked" what I Liked.
And STUPID because The Sales People Helped Us Identify People WE COULD NOT TRUST.
(In My Experience -- Shortcuts to make a Sale MEANS Shortcuts in the Quality of Service And Supplies.)
Now That We Have Our Own Consulting Business We Go The Extra Mile. And We Do not Send "Gifts." We Send "Thank You Rewards."
The Difference Between a "Gift" and a "Reward"?
A Gift Has No Personal Value. No EMOTIONAL MEANING.
A Thank You Reward is A Golden Rule Of Reciprocity Reaction to An Action a Prospect Has Already Taken. A Reward for something that person Has Said or Done.
A Proper Thank You Reward Requires Extra Thought.
Extra Work.
Research.
A Thank You Reward EXAMPLE:
QUESTION: Have You Thanked And Rewarded Any of These People in Your Life? -- Folks We All Have IN COMMON?
I -- Your Neighbors.
II -- You Get Letters and Packages Delivered by Somebody. (Post Office, Fed X, UPS, Amazon Drivers.)
III -- You Buy food at Local Restaurant or Deli or Fast Food from a Waitress or Cashier.
IV -- You might have a Garbage man or Service that Picks up Trash.
JUST SUPPOSE We Could THANK REWARD All These Folks in a Fun, Entertaining Way?
JUST SUPPOSE You Spotted a Proven Idea...?
(EDITORS NOTE -- We Spotted The CEO of T-Mobile, John Legere, Shooting a Confetti Cannon into the Office of a #1 SalesPerson -- during a Interview.)
Found Confetti Cannon at Amazon.com. And Bought a Case for 25 Bucks.
AFTER Thank Reward TESTS We Started Sending A Case Of Confetti Cannon WITH "SAFETY DIRECTIONS" to Our Top Clients and PRospects.
Here Is The FREE REPORT We Send BEFORE The Confetti Cannon Arrives --
"Confetti Cannon Safety Directions -
Thanks Sally,
Here is The Safety Report You Requested When I Called You.
Even Though The Confetti Cannon Thank You Reward I sent Your Boss is SAFE. (Compressed air And Bio-Degradable)
You Might Want to Avoid Some of MY MISTAKES.
A -- The Confetti Cannon Thank You REWARD Idea Comes from, John Legere, CEO of T-mobile. I spotted him Shooting Confetti into the offices of a Top Sales Person.
A Fun Reward.
B -- Restaurant Test. While Waving At A Waitress Thru the Glass Door of a Restaurant I shot a Confetti Cannon at her.
Whoops!
I missed the glass. Got Confetti all over the roof!
AND I almost Deafened a friend who was with me. So Lesson Learned! Aim Better. Don't Shoot A Cannon Off Close to Peoples ears.
C -- Garbage Guys. I ran out of the house at 8 am.
Shot a Confetti Cannon at The Driver Thru his Truck Windshield. Then Handed out 3 Confetti Cannon. Driver and 2 Guys at the back.
UNEXPECTED RESULT?
My Trash Guys now Carefully Deposit my plastic Trash Can In My Lawn. Where Before They Flipped it high in the air. On Freezing Winter Days Here in Maryland THE FLIP -- Cracked the Cold Plastic from Top to Bottom.
50 Bucks for a new Trash Can.
My Neighbors Across The Street, However, SUFFER. (They Sneered at my Confetti Cannon Pay-It-Forward Idea.)
In Fact I just picked up 32 Pieces of their Latest Garbage Can. After THE FLIP it must have rolled into the road. Gotten SMASHED to bits by passing cars.
D -- While Out Walking I met a New Neighbor -- Just Moving in. Two Pre-teen Kids. So I drove back with 3 Confetti Cannons.
Shot one onto The WIFES CAR Windshield -- in her driveway -- with her inside. Then Gave her two More for her son and daughter.
Everybody in that family WAVES when I go by.
E -- OOOPS. My Bank Manager is mad at me.
I shot a Confetti Cannon at her Office Window. Came inside and Gave her one.
While Saying, "Here is a Thank You Reward for all Your Help."
She was Happy at first. Started doing all my Deposit Slips FOR me.
BUT THEN IT HAPPENED!
She gave My Confetti Cannon Reward to her hubby. Who Shot it off in Her Living room.
Safe.
Bio-degradable. But SHE had to Clean it up.
AND Blamed me!
F -- The USPS Mail Delivery Lady Worked out Much Better!
I shot Confetti at her truck.
Gave her one.
She came Back Laughing the next day. She let her son shoot it off in her front yard. He Loved it.
UNEXPECTED SIDE EFFECT.
My Packages no longer get tossed on the sidewalk. Or dropped By the Mailbox where any Tom, Dick or Mary can Steal stuff.
Thanks,
Glenn Osborn
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ACTION SUMMARY -- What Happens When We Send Confetti Cannons To Top Clients?
A -- They Staff laugh. Hand me over to THE BOSS. Who Also Laughs when I Explain I called to Double Check They Got Their Confetti Cannons.
B -- Office Staffers often Get a Cannon to Play with.
C -- I get lots of Comments about MY Adventures with the My Bank Manager and Garbage Guys.
D -- AND My Customers Email me about THEIR Confetti Cannon Thank You RESULTS.
E -- Plus... Because We Are Suddenly Talking and Sharing FUN Together.
My Clients and Buyers Often Say stuff like, "You know Glenn. I've been meaning to Ask Your Advice About ______. And sometimes I get hired for a New Project.
F -- WHAT ABOUT YOU?-- You Will Get Similar WIN-WIN Results when YOU share some Confetti Cannon Thank you Reward FUN with the folks around YOU too.
P.S. -- Since there are lots of different Types of Confetti Cannons. AND This Brand is the One With The MOST PIZZAZZ.
Here is a Link to the Kind We Buy to Get Fantastic Results.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0192M5Y0W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1