A collection of quotes and thoughts by Jack Nicholson on dating, life, motto, support, acting, writing, learning, belief, advice, criticism, movies, fear and love.
82 Famous Quotes By Jack Nicholson That Will Serve As A Catalyst Of Inspiration
Jack Nicholson is a celebrated American filmmaker and a prominent Hollywood actor who has given a number of iconic performances during his career spanning around six decades. Nicholson started his career as a stage artist and then tried his hands at screenplay writing. ‘The Trip’ was the movie that he first wrote. He later directed his debut movie, ‘Drive, He Said’. Nicholson got a break in his career with the movie, ‘Easy Rider’ and earned him, his first ever Oscar nomination. It was during 1980s when he gave some mind blowing performances. ‘The String’, ‘The Witches of Eastwick’, ‘Batman’ and ‘A Few Good Men’ are a few of his career-defining roles that he had performed during this period. Nicholson has acted in more than sixty movies, has been a part of approximately ten television shows and won three ‘Academy Award’. Here is a collection of some wit and wisdom shared by the distinguished actor in his own words. Read through the quotes and thoughts by Jack Nicholson that in a way pay tribute to the legacy of the humble, humorous and multi-faceted actor.
I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled.
In other words, I wouldn't like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it's crazy to think of any form where it's just one way.
It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so I've never had any trouble identifying with the character that I'm playing.
There's a period just before you start a movie when you start thinking, I don't know what in the world I'm going to do. It's free-floating anxiety. In my case, though, this is over by lunch the first day of shooting.
If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I'm happier having dinner here.
It's not like I'm starved for company - I have a few very good lady friends - but there's only a certain amount of times a woman wants to see you and never go out for dinner.
When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing.
I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.
I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and I always think in all relationships, I've always thought that it's counterproductive to have a theory on that.
Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of me as an up-and-coming young actor.
One of my school friends' parents owned a minigolf course, and a bunch of us kids would play there all day in the summer. Two-under deuces was a good score.
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A lot of people can't remember things because they weren't actually there to begin with - they don't take it all in.
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I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different.
I worry from the moment I take a job. I worry about how I'm going to do it, if I can do it... Then I walk on set and the director says, 'Roll', and all of a sudden, all of it disappears and it's all happening, and I relax, and I'm doing what I do, and I'm not even thinking about it.
I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.
When I come up against a director who has a concept that I don't agree with, or maybe I just haven't thought of it or whatever, I'd be more prone to go with them than my own because I want to be out of control as an actor, I want them to have the control, otherwise it's going to become predictably my work, and that's not fun.
