15 Quotes & Sayings By Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson is an actor, film director, producer, and singer. He has earned two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. His most notable films include A Few Good Men, Chinatown, The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Batman, The Departed and The Bucket List.

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With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.-Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson
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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
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The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead. Jack Nicholson
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If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women. Jack Nicholson
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. Jack Nicholson
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My motto is: more good times. Jack Nicholson
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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. Jack Nicholson
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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. Jack Nicholson
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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
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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
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There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend. Jack Nicholson
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Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love. Jack Nicholson
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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
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Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide. Jack Nicholson