It can be a simple sentence that makes one single point and you build for that. You zero in on one moment that gets that character, you go for it, that's it, man, and if you fail the whole thing… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
Everything that is truly worthwhile - I think passion is involved in your approach to it. No matter what it is. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I had no desire to be in the movies. All my training had been in the theater, thank God. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
In general, I think comedy is more difficult to write, to direct, and to act successfully. — Jack Lemmon Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
