Jack Nicholson said it.

[gigantes]

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.


Acting is everybody's favorite second job.


Because you know, down deep in my heart, when all is said and done, I still live under the illusion that basically people think of me as an up-and-coming young actor.


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


I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.


I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.


I have a lot of vanity.


I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do.


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.


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


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.


I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.


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


If you suck on a tit the movie gets an R rating. If you hack the tit off with an axe it will be PG.


I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.


I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.


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

[rufuspaul]

I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.

About Schmidt is an underrated film.

[gigantes]

About Schmidt is an underrated film.

i think when i saw it, i hadn't really paid too much attention to the theme... just expected jack to be jack. what a surprise to see him play it that way. although i'd say i preferred his straight-ahead role in hoffa. haven't seen much of his early work, though.

should really try to catch up that some time, as well as brando and monroe's stuff.

i liked these quotes because they are quite honest and insightful IMO. the one about everyone moonlighting as an actor is especially good, since society is always requiring us to put on facades... and of course the rest of the time we're typically bullshitting other people (or ourselves) in order to get something or meet our needs.

[Dresta]

'If you suck on a tit the movie gets an R rating. If you hack the tit off with an axe it will be PG.'

So true. Probably PG-13 though tbh.