Quotes By Jack Nicholson

I would never complain about my life, even though I really would like to have a mate.

I'm content with the fact that I made a decent effort. That's what I've always worried about: that I wouldn't try hard enough.

When I come up against a director who has a concept that I don't agree with, or maybe I just haven't thought of it or whatever, I'd be more prone to go with them than my own because I want to be out of control as an actor, I want them to have the control, otherwise it's going to become predictably my work, and that's not fun.

It's not like I'm starved for company - I have a few very good lady friends - but there's only a certain amount of times a woman wants to see you and never go out for dinner.

I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

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

Almost everybody's happy to be a fool for love.

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right.

My motto is: more good times.

There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.

Once I got started acting I loved it.

I wanted to be the best actor possible. I worked very hard at the craft of it.

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

I'm definitely still wild at heart.

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

I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different.

I like to not care that much about criticism, but I do care about it.

Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life.

You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.

Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger.

I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.

Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide.

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

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself.

I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and I always think in all relationships, I've always thought that it's counterproductive to have a theory on that.

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

I'm not hard to get along with.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.