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Jack Nicholson, born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune City, New Jersey, is an iconic American actor known for his versatile roles and distinctive style. He gained widespread acclaim for his performance as Randle P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), earning his first Academy Award for Best Actor. more Jack Nicholson, born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune City, New Jersey, is an iconic American actor known for his versatile roles and distinctive style. He gained widespread acclaim for his performance as Randle P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), earning his first Academy Award for Best Actor. Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" (1980) remains a benchmark in horror film acting. He won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "As Good as It Gets" (1997), playing the obsessive-compulsive writer Melvin Udall. With a career spanning over six decades, Nicholson has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, making him one of the most nominated male actors in the history of the Oscars. less

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"You never really know how much one single experience is going to impact your entire life."
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"It’s a fickle thing; fame. But I value my privacy above all things."
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"Most of the early part of my career, I was always looking for the same inner life in my characters."
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"I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor."
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"In this world, either you're blessed or you're learned."
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"I don't want to be a lifelong leaner; I don't want to be part of a lost generation."
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"There is no cool way to say you were lame at one point."
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"Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago."
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"Most people who doubt they'll ever meet the right person are so hung up on looking for something specific."
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"The best part of a good movie is the moment it ends; you're left hungering for more."
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"We all want to be the best version of ourselves."
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"When I am cast in a good part, it is like a vacation. Nothing can take the place of work."
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"The only way to break a bad habit was to replace it with a better habit."
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"I'm Irish. I think about death all the time."
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"The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead."
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