I don’t have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person. – Jack Nicholson
I always knew there wasn’t going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I’d have to do on my own. – Jack Nicholson
I’ll tell you one thing: Don’t ever give anybody your best advice, because they’re not going to follow it. – Jack Nicholson
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. – Jack Nicholson
We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We’re in a race against time, until we run out of money. – Jack Nicholson
In other words, I wouldn’t like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it’s crazy to think of any form where it’s just one way. – Jack Nicholson
I don’t think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives. – Jack Nicholson
In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right. – Jack Nicholson
I don’t have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation. – Jack Nicholson
My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I’d hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing. – Jack Nicholson
Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I’d start writing poems about suicide. – Jack Nicholson
One of my school friends’ parents owned a minigolf course, and a bunch of us kids would play there all day in the summer. Two-under deuces was a good score. – Jack Nicholson
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. – Jack Nicholson
Age is the first limitation on roles that I’ve ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago. – Jack Nicholson
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. – Jack Nicholson
I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself. – Jack Nicholson
