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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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...

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.

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....

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...

What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's ALL that counts.

What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's ALL that counts.

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...

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...

I have a lot of vanity.

I have a lot of vanity.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.