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
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.
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.
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.
When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award.
There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television.
Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.
I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do. Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially. I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.
My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life,
I don't remember if I've been asked seriously to direct a picture. I understand that. I'm very good business for people as an actor and perhaps they'd rather I didn't.
What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's ALL that counts.
I'm the last guy in the world to feel overlooked by the Academy.
I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own.