Jack Nicholson quotes Oscar win for 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) Born: 04/22/1937 Country: usa

• In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right. (Jack Nicholson)
• In other words, I wouldn't like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it's crazy to think of any form where it's just one way. (Jack Nicholson)
• In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails. (Jack Nicholson)
• 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. (Jack Nicholson)
• Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get. (Jack Nicholson)
• My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing. (Jack Nicholson)
• Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop. (Jack Nicholson)
• People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch. (Jack Nicholson)
• The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy. (Jack Nicholson)
• The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead. (Jack Nicholson)
• There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television. (Jack Nicholson)
• There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend. (Jack Nicholson)
• 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. (Jack Nicholson)
• Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love. (Jack Nicholson)
• Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger. (Jack Nicholson)
• Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life. (Jack Nicholson)
• What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's ALL that counts. (Jack Nicholson)
• 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. (Jack Nicholson)
• When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award. (Jack Nicholson)
• With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60. (Jack Nicholson)

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