Jack Nicholson Quotes
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.
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I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I like to paint, I'm absolutely no good at it, but I'm so comfortable with that because it's good for me to have something to fail at.
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A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
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In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.
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I personally have a pretty open philosophy about trying to talk to the press, and so does Dan Bartlett.
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When you're as plain as I am, you've gotta have a gimmick.
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I don't think auditioning will ever faze me again after the 'Grease' TV experience. It was fierce. There were thousands of people auditioning in four cities. I flew from home in Minneapolis to audition in L.A. I waited in line all day. I arrived at 7 A.M. and wasn't seen until 6 P.M.
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I was blessed with blonde hair and a baby face - well, I don't know if you'd call that blessed - I don't even remember when I started shaving.
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My kids are just waiting for me at home. I'm their father. They're wondering, 'When's Daddy coming home?'
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
