“During an acting class, when the students were told to act out “a chicken hearing an air-raid siren,” most of the students clucked and flapped their arms in a panic, while Brando stood stock-still, staring up at the ceiling. When asked to explain himself, Brando replied, ‘I’m a chicken - I don’t know what an air-raid siren is.’”
Marlon Brandowned.
I did this once. After being told about Brando and asked why I had flapped and panicked, I replied, “Because last time I heard that, the barn exploded.”