In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right.

Quote by Jack Nicholson

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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.

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.

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

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

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...

I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I...

I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I...

I have a lot of vanity.

I have a lot of vanity.

Acting is everybody's favorite second job.

Acting is everybody's favorite second job.

Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing...

Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing...

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote...

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote...

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 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'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...

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...

I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an...

I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an...

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

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

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

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...

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they...

There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they...