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

Quote by Jack Nicholson

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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.

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...

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

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...

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.

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...

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...

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

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....

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...