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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: 1937

Born In: Neptune City, New Jersey, United States

Age: 87 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.

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My mother never saw the irony of calling me a

My mother never saw the irony of calling me a "son of a bitch
Me Never
Jack Nicholson

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

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

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.
I
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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.
I
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.
I
Jack Nicholson

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

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.
Death Think Time I
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.
Me I
Jack Nicholson

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.
Like
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.
Me I
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.
Think Like I
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.
Never Character
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.
Me Never
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.
Beautiful
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.
Will
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.
Money Time
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.
You Believe
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.
Life Never Like I
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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.
Time Like 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.
Think I
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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.
I
Jack Nicholson

I'm definitely still wild at heart.
Heart
Jack Nicholson

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

If you think you’re attractive, you’re always attractive.
You Think
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.
I
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.
Time Like Art I
Jack Nicholson

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.
You I
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