Marlon Brando his career, Brando began using cue cards instead of memorizing his lines. Despite the objections of several of the film directors he worked with, Brando felt that this helped bring realism and spontaneity to his performances. He felt otherwise he would appear to be reciting a writer's speech. In the TV documentary "The Making of Superman: The Movie", Brando explained: However, some thought Brando used the cards out of laziness or an inability to memorize his lines. Once on "The Godfather" set, Brando was asked why he wanted his lines printed out. He responded, "Because I can read them that
Joshua Logan his own "Picnic" (1955), which was popular and earned Logan an Oscar nomination. His next movie, "Bus Stop" (1956) with Marilyn Monroe, was another hit. Logan returned to Broadway, directing "Middle of the Night" by Paddy Chayefsky which ran 477 performances. He went to Japan to direct Marlon Brando in "Sayonara" (1957), which earned him a second Oscar nomination for Best Director. Then he did the big screen version of "South Pacific" (1958). Logan went back to Broadway and directed "Blue Denim" (1958, 166 performances) and the hugely popular "The World of Suzie Wong" (1958–60) (508 performances). He produced "Epitaph