Jack Lemmon Quotes
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I was lying ten and had a thirty-five foot putt. I whispered over my shoulder: "How does this one break?" And my caddie said, "Who…
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Dying is not a sin. Not living is.
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Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile.
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How do you know that God didn't speak to Charles Darwin?
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Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
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Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
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It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama…
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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…
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Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.
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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 a…
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I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the…
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When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm willing to admit that to myself, then I'll do it,…
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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 sex!…
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No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down.
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She has never messed up a single take yet. Recently I was in a scene and there was a table covered with a cloth. When…
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My career has been full of remarkable coincidences that have nothing to do with me.
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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.
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I have never lost a total passion for my work.
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I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.
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I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar.
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