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82 Famous Quotes By Jack Nicholson That Will Serve As A Catalyst Of Inspiration

Famous As: The Most Nominated Male Actor in the History of Academy Awards
Born On: April 22, 1937
Born In: Neptune City, New Jersey, United States
Age: 86 Years
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.
My mother never saw the irony of calling me a

My mother never saw the irony of calling me a "son of a bitch

Jack Nicholson
Almost everybody's happy to be a fool for love.

Almost everybody's happy to be a fool for love.

Jack Nicholson
Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Jack Nicholson
Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.

Jack Nicholson
I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.

I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.

Jack Nicholson
I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.

I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.

Jack Nicholson
I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

Jack Nicholson
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.

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.

Jack Nicholson
I'm not hard to get along with.

I'm not hard to get along with.

Jack Nicholson
I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

Jack Nicholson
Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger.

Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger.

Jack Nicholson
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.

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.

Jack Nicholson
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.

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.

Jack Nicholson
My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.

Jack Nicholson
What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's all that counts.

What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's all that counts.

Jack Nicholson
The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.

The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.

Jack Nicholson
We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in a race against time, until we run out of money.

We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in a race against time, until we run out of money.

Jack Nicholson
With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.
-Jack Nicholson

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60. -Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson
There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television.

There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television.

Jack Nicholson
I would never complain about my life, even though I really would like to have a mate.

I would never complain about my life, even though I really would like to have a mate.

Jack Nicholson
A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

Jack Nicholson
I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

Jack Nicholson
Here comes Johnny!

Here comes Johnny!

Jack Nicholson
I hate giving advice, because people won't take it.

I hate giving advice, because people won't take it.

Jack Nicholson
I'm definitely still wild at heart.

I'm definitely still wild at heart.

Jack Nicholson
If you think you’re attractive, you’re always attractive.

If you think you’re attractive, you’re always attractive.

Jack Nicholson
I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.

I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.

Jack Nicholson
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 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.

Jack Nicholson
My motto is: more good times.

My motto is: more good times.

Jack Nicholson
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.

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.

Jack Nicholson