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List of Jack Lemmon Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 33 inspiring quotes by Jack Lemmon.

About Jack Lemmon

  • Born: February 8, 1925
  • Died: June 27, 2001
  • Occupation: Actor
    • I had no desire to be in the movies. all my training had been in the theater, thank god.
    Training Thank God Desire
    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.
    Baby Sex Spring
    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.
    Friendship Dog Cutting
    I would rather play hamlet with no rehearsal than tv golf.
    Golf Play Tvs
    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?"
    Lying Golf Feet
    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.
    Zero Character 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.
    Love Reading Justice
    I have never lost a total passion for my work.
    Passion Lost
    I'd rather make the cut in the crosby than win another oscar.
    Cutting Winning Oscars
    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.
    Emotional Intellectual Acting
    I won't quit until i get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.
    Running Quitting Truck
    Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.
    Money Actors Deserve
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