“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
“Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.”
BestAll Quotes by Jack Nicholson
“Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.”
Age“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“Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.”
Movies“I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.”
Death“The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.”
Learning“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“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“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“If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women.”
Men“I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.”
Best“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.”
Imagination“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.”
Marriage“Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide.”
Alone“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'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.”
Power“Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love.”
Dating“There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.”
Dating“I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.”
Fear