Showing concern, his mother steers him into the bedroom as he blindly stumbles about - she is he only one allowed to witness his headache attacks." MacDonald again asked for Caesar to show some humanity, but he icily replied that he wasn""t born "human"; Caesar wouldn""t listen to reason about how the riot wouldn""t win freedom for the apes, and then went into a long and passionate rant:What you have seen here today, apes on the five continents will be imitating tomorrow.Many felt that Heston""s performance was inferior to other nominees in the Best Actor category: Jack Lemmon inSome Like It Hotor Laurence Harvey inRoom at the Top, and James Stewart inAnatomy of a Murder.In tribute to director Allen""s favorite city, it was set in his beloved urban NYC, lovingly shot and portrayed by the black and white cinematography.