Jack Nicholson

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

He may have cracked 70, but film legend Jack Nicholson is one old dog who doesn’t need to learn any new tricks.

How was turning 70 last year?
It improves your character. You’re more thoughtful because you don’t act as quickly anymore. When I turned 70 it was the first time I felt young for my age. But 50 dropped on me like a ton of bricks – something about the number.
What’s different now you’re growing older?
I used to be very quick. I’d be able to leave the room and be back before you’d notice it. When you can’t do that anymore you need to change your style of how you do things.
Have you thought about dying?
Plenty. Everybody has thoughts about if they want to buried or cremated. I want a big 25-foot pink statue that holds my grave. But I also like the way the Indians did it. They hang you up on the top of a tree and the birds eat you.
Would you like to live forever?
I always mistrusted anyone who said they didn’t want to live forever. But I changed my mind. The real question is not whether you want to live forever, but do you want to live forever at the expense of your children. If people suddenly stopped dying, we’d have a real ecological problem on our hands.
When did you first realise you’d made it?
During the first screening of Easy Rider in Cannes [in 1969]. I knew while the movie was playing that I was actually going to be a movie star. By then I’d been doing movies for 12 years, but I didn’t have a big success. Everyone said I was good, but being known and not having a success is almost tougher than being completely new. That film turned my life around.
Is Jack Nicholson a Hollywood legend? Leave your comment below.

User comments

"I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability. " Legendary but Delusional. I suppose he just can't "handle the truth"

He may be 70, but still acts like a cheeky schoolboy - good on him! Jack's the dog's ***, a great actor and character oozing out of every orifice!

Ohh *** yea jacks THE legend.there hasnt been and prob never will be anyone with as much PAZZAR as he.

I can understand it when Jack closes his ears to comments about him being a great actor. He's a far greater person than he is an actor. People will remember Jack long after he's gone. Whenever we see a Jack Nicholson movie and there's been some really great ones, they'll say, *** that bloke's brilliant. He's like a magnet, you're drawn to him, want his wit, his bloody cheeky smile, his poise. I'll bet sometimes he's a pain in the *** bad boy, but people like that if the bad boy has redeeming features and he's got plenty. Thank God for the Jack Nicholsons of this world, he makes it a more fullfilling experience. Cheers Jack.

is a jack a legend? as an actor, of course he is ! silly question.

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