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Played tennis for years. But you can’t improve at tennis after you’re 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you’re a doubles player.

Jack Nicholson

In other words, I wouldn’t like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviourally wild, and it’s crazy to think of any form where it’s just one way.
JACK NICHOLSON

Actor Behaviour Real Wild
A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.
JACK NICHOLSON

Actor Approach Bomb Celebrity Defuse Fear People Time
Well, I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I haven’t been a rogue most of my life.
JACK NICHOLSON

Life Pretend Rogue
If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain’t – take two!
JACK NICHOLSON

Follow Impulse Scene Wrong
Early on, if I was alone two-three nights in a row, I’d start writing poems about suicide.
JACK NICHOLSON

Alone Night Poem Suicide Writing
It’s a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so I’ve never had any trouble identifying with the character that I’m playing.
JACK NICHOLSON

Imagination People Play Stretch Trouble
I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.
JACK NICHOLSON

Ability Security Sign Thinking
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.
JACK NICHOLSON

Irresistible Life Sad Women
Age is the first limitation on roles that I’ve ever had to encounter, and I hit that a while ago.
JACK NICHOLSON

Age Birthday Encounter Hit Limitation
Beer, it’s the best damn drink in the world.
JACK NICHOLSON

Alcohol Beer Drink World
Almost everybody’s happy to be a fool for love.
JACK NICHOLSON

Fools Happiness Love
Just let the wardrobe do the acting.
JACK NICHOLSON

Acting Wardrobe
I like to not care that much about criticism, but I do care about it.
JACK NICHOLSON

Care Criticism
Don’t ever give anybody your best advice, because they’re not going to follow it.
JACK NICHOLSON

Advice Follow Human Nature
I can’t hit on women in public any more. I didn’t decide this; it just doesn’t feel right at my age.
JACK NICHOLSON

Age Decide Hit Public Women
Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don’t love.
JACK NICHOLSON

Fight Girlfriend Love

Played tennis for years. But you can’t improve at tennis after you’re 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you’re a doubles player.

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Played tennis for years. But you can’t improve at tennis after you’re 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you’re a doubles player.

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