In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails.

Quote by Jack Nicholson

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got...

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got...

Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you...

Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you...

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

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

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

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...

I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and...

I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and...

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...

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...

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...

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

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.

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...