414 Quotes by Jack Nicholson

You can call me Joker. And as you can see, I’m a lot happier.

I suppose I can do more for a script as an actor than as a writer – in the film sense.

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’m certainly not as tough as people think. I’m not a fighter and so forth. I’d just as soon go home.

There are short parts that I as an actor am very right for. Or I just like the part. Or you need someone like me for the movie. By that I don’t mean at the box office, I mean in the execution of the material.

I’m a scamp. I don’t deny it. I like myself.

If I go into a restaurant there’s a very good chance that I’m going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I’m happier having dinner here.

If it is difficult to know yourself as an individual, it seems to be more complex as a couple. So if you say, “Oh I like a person who is like this and that,” you might take away the possibility of seeing the only one that might be right for you.

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