respected veteran with two  directing Oscars to his credit. Milestone noticed that the cameramen  would continue rolling in scenes featuring Brando after he had said  cut, and would only desist after being signaled by Brando. Milestone  considered quitting, but was dissuaded from doing so as it would  generate more bad publicity for the film and M.G.M. He stayed on,  but loafed around the set, leaving Brando to his own devices. One  afternoon, a legendary occurrence transpired: The operating  cameraman himself called cut, explaining that the sleeping  directors feet were in the frame. When asked about the incident in  1979, Brando dismissed any criticism, saying that actors essentially  directed themselves anyways. Hollywood insiders were outraged by  Brandos treatment of Milestone, and the backlash from his behavior  on this picture (he was blamed fairly or unfairly for the massive  cost