I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my mother was an absolute ding-a-ling, a ripper. — 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
