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

Quote by Jack Nicholson

Topics: Jack Nicholson Quotes

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.

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

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

I'm the last guy in the world to feel overlooked by the Academy.

I'm the last guy in the world to feel overlooked by the Academy.

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...

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.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

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...

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 only take Viagra when I'm with more than one woman.

I only take Viagra when I'm with more than one woman.

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...

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...

I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what...

I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what...

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...

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.

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...

I have a lot of vanity.

I have a lot of vanity.

I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare...

I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare...

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...