John Joseph Nicholson is an American actor and filmmaker whose career has spanned more than 60 years. He is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including comedy, romance, and darkly comic portrayals of anti-heroes and villainous characters. Profoundly inspirational Jack Nicholson quotes will make you look at life differently and help you live a meaningful life.
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Famous Jack Nicholson Quotes
With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
I’m an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30s. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled. Jack Nicholson
I hate giving advice, because people won’t take it. Jack Nicholson
Played tennis for years. But you can’t improve at tennis after you’re 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you’re a doubles player. Jack Nicholson
I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away. Jack Nicholson
I can’t hit on women in public anymore. I didn’t decide this it just doesn’t feel right at my age. Jack Nicholson
The blues and jazz will live forever. So will the Delta and the Big Easy. Jack Nicholson
Age is the first limitation on roles that I’ve ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago. 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. Jack Nicholson
I’m definitely still wild at heart. Jack Nicholson
I don’t want people to know what I’m actually like. It’s not good for an actor. Jack Nicholson
When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross out award. Jack Nicholson
I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself. 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. 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
Just let the wardrobe do the acting. Jack Nicholson
I’m the last guy in the world to feel overlooked by the Academy. 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
There’s only two people in your life you should lie to the police and your girlfriend. 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
With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60. Jack Nicholson
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 onset, 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. 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
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. 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
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
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’m the last guy in the world to feel overlooked by the Academy. Jack Nicholson
You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police. Jack Nicholson
I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself. Jack Nicholson
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 want people to know what I’m actually like. It’s not good for an actor. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
Most of the early part of an actor’s career, you do the jobs you get. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
There’s only two people in your life you should lie to the police and your girlfriend. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
Well, I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I haven’t been a rogue most of my life. Jack Nicholson
If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women. Jack Nicholson
Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don’t love. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I’m not in that state now, and that makes me sad. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
Almost everybody’s happy to be a fool for love. Jack Nicholson
When you look at life retrospectively you rarely regret anything that you did, but you might regret things that you didn’t do. Jack Nicholson.
I would never complain about my life, even though I really would like to have a mate. Jack Nicholson
Most times, for every part I play, I can think of other actors who would be better. I worry from the moment I take a job. 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
Age is the first limitation on roles that I’ve ever had to encounter and I hit that a while ago. Jack Nicholson
I don’t have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person. Jack Nicholson
A question you always ask in acting is, Where were you going if this scene didn’t interrupt the movements of the character? Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
it’s hard today to think of any character in a film who isn’t an outsider. All I ask is that they relate to the truth in some way. Jack Nicholson
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. Jack Nicholson
The real pro game of acting is after you’re known to un Jack that character, in my case, and get the audience to reinvest in a new and specific, fictional person. Jack Nicholson
The minute that you’re not learning, I believe you’re dead. Jack Nicholson
My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. Jack Nicholson
My motto is more good times. Jack Nicholson
I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Jack Nicholson
Beer, it’s the best damn drink in the world. Jack Nicholson
But you can’t improve at tennis after you’re 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you’re a doubles player. 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 hate advice unless I’m giving it. I hate giving advice, because people won’t take it. 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
Well, I may be one of the few people you know who actually did receive coal in his stocking for being a bad boy for Christmas. Jack Nicholson
I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye. Jack Nicholson
You only lie to two people in your life: your girlfriend and the police. Jack Nicholson
I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away. Jack Nicholson
I’m an actor who they said was wrinkled and bald and everything else when I was still in my early 30s. Most of the people who wrote that are now wrinkled and bald. Jack Nicholson
I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye. Jack Nicholson
When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross out award. 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. Jack Nicholson
I’m so rich that I’m going to sell myself like an ordinary person. I’m not into money at all. Jack Nicholson
I’m content with the fact that I made a decent effort. That’s what I’ve always worried about: that I wouldn’t try hard enough. 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’m Irish. I think about death all the time. Jack Nicholson
The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life. Jack Nicholson
