A lot of people can't remember things because they weren't actually there to begin with - they don't take it all in. - 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. - Jack Nicholson
I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own. - Jack Nicholson
I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation. - Jack Nicholson
I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives. - Jack Nicholson
I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself. - Jack Nicholson
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. - Jack Nicholson
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. - Jack Nicholson
I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away. - Jack Nicholson
I would never say, "I'm retired." I believe if I decided to just not work, in six months everybody would just forget whether you were working or not. - Jack Nicholson
If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women. - Jack Nicholson
If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain't - take two! - Jack Nicholson
I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it. - Jack Nicholson
In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails. - Jack Nicholson
It [TV] is the cancer of film. It's why people can't be educated to film. In the late '60s, we expected to see a movie or two every week and be stimulated, excited and inspired. And we did. Every week after week. Antonioni, Goddard, Truffaut - this endless list of people. And then comes television and home video. I know how to work exactly for the big screen, but it doesn't matter what I think about the art of movie-making versus TV. - 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. - Jack Nicholson
It's difficult for people sometimes to recognize when they're happy. People sometimes seem to me to be afraid to be happy. - Jack Nicholson
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