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Shaw and Brando even appeared collectively for a televised interview with CBS correspondent David Schoenbrun and, during a bombastic change, Shaw charged that, like most actors, Brando was incapable of playing flat-out villainy; Brando responded by stating "Nobody creates a character however an actor. I play the position; now he exists. He is my creation." The Young Lions also features Brando's only appearance in a film with buddy and rival Montgomery Clift (although they shared no scenes together). The movie went on to win four Academy Awards. When initially provided the role, Brando-nonetheless stung by Kazan's testimony to HUAC-demurred and the a part of Terry Malloy nearly went to Frank Sinatra. Brando's penchant for a number of retakes and character exploration as an actor carried over into his directing, nonetheless, and the film quickly went over finances; Paramount anticipated the film to take three months to complete however capturing stretched to six and the cost doubled to more than six million dollars. In response to biographer Stefan Kanfer, the director believed that Sinatra, who grew up in Hoboken (the place the movie takes place and was shot), would work as Malloy, however finally producer Sam Spiegel wooed Brando to the part, signing him for $100,000.