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 me as an up-and-coming young actor.

Quote by Jack Nicholson

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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...

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...

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability...

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability...

Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue...

Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue...

I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is...

When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is...

Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of...

Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of...

Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.

Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.

It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways...

It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways...

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.

I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.

I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.

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 don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look...

I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look...

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

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...

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

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