“Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.”
Money
“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.”
ImaginationAll Quotes by 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.”
Fear“Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.”
Best“I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.”
Power“The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.”
Learning“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.”
Sad“Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.”
Age“When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.”
Women“I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.”
Death“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.”
Art“There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.”
Dating“If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women.”
Men“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“Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love.”
Dating“Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.”
Movies“I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this it just doesn't feel right at my age.”
Age“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.”
Movies“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.”
Success“I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.”
Best“Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide.”
Alone