The 33+ Jack Lemmon Quotes

I Had No Desire To Be In The Movies. All My Training Had Been In The Theater, Thank God.

How She Moves. That's Just Like Jell-o On Springs. She Must Have Some Sort Of Built-in Motors. I Tell You, It's A Whole Different Sex! Joe: What Are You Afraid Of? Nobody's Asking You To Have A Baby.

She Has Never Messed Up A Single Take Yet. Recently I Was In A Scene And There Was A Table Covered With A Cloth. When The Director Said Cut, I Saw A Black Nose And Two Paws Inching Out From Under The Cloth. She Had Hidden There Without Making A Sound Until We Were Done With The Scene. She Wanted To Be Nearer To Me.

I Would Rather Play Hamlet With No Rehearsal Than Tv Golf.

I Was Lying Ten And Had A Thirty-five Foot Putt. I Whispered Over My Shoulder: "how Does This One Break?" And My Caddie Said, "who Cares?"

It Can Be A Simple Sentence That Makes One Single Point And You Build For That. You Zero In On One Moment That Gets That Character, You Go For It, That's It, Man, And If You Fail The Whole Thing Is Down The Drain, But If You Make It You Hit The Moon.

When I'm Reading Material, If I'm A Little Bit Afraid Of A Part And I'm Willing To Admit That To Myself, Then I'll Do It, Definitely. If I'm Worried About Being Able To Do It, To Get It -i Absolutely Just Love It.

I Have Never Lost A Total Passion For My Work.

I'd Rather Make The Cut In The Crosby Than Win Another Oscar.

If You Really Do Want To Be An Actor Who Can Satisfy Himself And His Audience, You Need To Be Vulnerable. [you Must] Reach The Emotional And Intellectual Level Of Ability Where You Can Go Out Stark Naked, Emotionally, In Front Of An Audience.

I Won't Quit Until I Get Run Over By A Truck, A Producer Or A Critic.

Nobody Deserves This Much Money - Certainly Not An Actor.