Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon IIIwas an American actor and musician. Lemmon was an eight time Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in over 60 films, such as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts, Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger, The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing, Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth8 February 1925
CityNewton, NC
CountryUnited States of America
People are probably correct when they see me as the so-called Everyman. I'm attracted primarily to contemporary characters. I understand them and their frustrations.
I have never lost a total passion for my work.
I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar.
I would rather play Hamlet with no rehearsal than TV golf.
When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm willing to admit that to myself, then I'll do it, definitely. If I'm worried about being able to do it, to get it -I absolutely just love it.
I was born in an elevator, and - as my mother said - naturally it was going down. She said, "All I remember is telling your father, 'That's it! Never again!'" That's why I'm an only child.
I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.
Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story from that vantage point. If an actor represses large aspects of their personality, they will have a severely limited range and castability. Great actors cultivate effortless access to their subpersonalities. Many acting teachers call this 'freeing your instrument.'
Dying is not a sin. Not living is.
How do you know that God didn't speak to Charles Darwin?
Success is always somebody else's opinion of you; but it doesn't amount to a damn compared to your own opinion of yourself.
I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see.
My career has been full of remarkable coincidences that have nothing to do with me.