Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

Quote by Jack Nicholson

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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...

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

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

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....

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

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.

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...

Acting is everybody's favorite second job.

Acting is everybody's favorite second job.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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'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...

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 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...

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...

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...