Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, to what the other person is saying. We listen to what they mean. And what they mean is often quite apart from… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, to what the other person is… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
how she moves. That's just like Jell-O on springs. She must have some sort of built-in motors. I tell you, it's a whole different… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
Once I had started film, I suddenly said, 'Wow, I love it.' I moved there from New York. But I've always gone back to… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
Everything that is truly worthwhile - I think passion is involved in your approach to it. No matter what it is. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
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. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
I think whatever you do, if you are going to do well or even if you don't do it well, you have to have… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
I had no desire to be in the movies. All my training had been in the theater, thank God. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
In general, I think comedy is more difficult to write, to direct, and to act successfully. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
If I'd been bright, I'd have realized that I was horribly uncomfortable, amazingly frustrated, and like any sensible person, I'd have quit. But it… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
I had already played a lead on Broadway before I ever did a film. I had had three, four seasons of stock with good,… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
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… — Jack Lemmon Copy Share
