A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

Quote by Jack Nicholson

Topics: Movies Quotes

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not...

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not...

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I...

Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I...

Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I...

The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.

The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.

In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or...

In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or...

I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I...

I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I...

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success....

I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success....

We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in...

We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in...

Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And...

Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And...

I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to...

I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to...

Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

I'm not hard to get along with.

I'm not hard to get along with.

In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking...

In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking...

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your...

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your...

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.

Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love.

Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love.

When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out...

When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out...