Jack Nicholson, who starred opposite Brando in "The Missouri Breaks," on Friday called his longtime neighbor and friend "a monumental artist like Michelangelo or Picasso."

"He was the beginning and end of his own revolution," Nicholson told The Times. Although many actors tried to copy Brando, Nicholson said, "There was no way to follow in his footsteps. He was just too large and just too far out of sight. He truly shook the world, and his influence will be there long into the future."

Actor Robert Duvall, who appeared with Brando in "The Chase," "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," told the Times Friday that Brando was "certainly one of the most unique actors of our time. He had an innate shrewdness, finding ways to do things better than everyone else.

"One of the great tragedies is that Brando never developed his tremendous potential," Duvall said. "He didn't think acting was a great way to make a living. He didn't bring his kids to the set. I always told him he should play 'Othello' on stage. But he didn't want to hear about theater, either. Maybe he had so much adulation so young that he just got bored with it all."

Filmmaker Warren Beatty noted that Brando was more than a "uniquely gifted and influential" actor.

"He was also an aroused citizen with broad social perspectives. Generous with his friendship and candid personal insights, he was an endlessly entertaining good neighbor. Annette and I will miss him very much," Beatty said, referring to his wife, actress Annette Bening.

Now it's time to go back and actually watch some of these movies again. RIP, Bud.