Jack Nicholson Quotes

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• Everyone pretty much acknowledges that he's the man, and I still feel that underrates him.
• The only way to break a bad habit was to replace it with a better habit.
• Women -- a mistake, or did He do it to us on purpose?
• My point of view, while extremely cogent, is unpopular. . . . That the repressive nature of the legalities vis-a-vis drugs are destroying the legal…
• Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of…
• I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.
• I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do
• I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.
• Decent people shouldn't live here. They'd be happier some place else.
• I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
• Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
• You make me want to be a better man.
• I guess this proves there are as many nuts in the Academy as anywhere else.
• Son, we live in a world that has walls and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You!?
• I'd give my goddamned soul for just a glass of beer.
• Being pigeonholed is the death of all actors.
• How would I like to be seen? Very endearing, charming, intelligent, handsome.
• Kids are life's only guaranteed, bona fide upside surprise.
• We learn how to kiss, or to drink, talk to our buddies-all the things that you can't really teach in social studies or history-we all…
• I'm not hard to get along with.

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