Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholsonis an American actor and filmmaker, having performed for nearly 60 years. He is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including satirical comedy, romance and dark portrayals of excitable and psychopathic characters. In many of his films, he has played the "eternal outsider, the sardonic drifter", and someone who rebels against the social structure...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 April 1937
CityNeptune City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I did not want to be coming off the stage at the mercy of what somebody else told me I did.
There's no point dwelling on what might or could have been. You just have to go forward.
Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of me as an up-and-coming young actor.
The stage has a certain discipline. But the ultimate standard is more exacting in film, because you have to see yourself and you are your own toughest critic.
I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.
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.
Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile.
Acting is everybody's favorite second job.
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.
I have a lot of vanity.
I'd give my goddamned soul for just a glass of beer.
I resist all established beliefs. My religion basically is to be immediate, to live in the now.
Just let the wardrobe do the acting.
I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.