He’s definitely one of those people with some kind of ineffable spark or “it” factor about him. He’s got some kind of intense but slow-burning magnetism, so that he’s just fascinating to watch and listen to, no matter what he’s doing. Very interesting dude (and excellent actor, but that goes without saying).
@@aWomanFreed lol I bet you sold your soul for money to even say something like that. Plot twist: every soul is sold, there isn’t a human being alive right now that isn’t a slave in some form.
An amazing talent AND personality. Jack Nicholson is just one of a kind , and the world is truly a better place because this man is part of it, sharing his talent and skills all along the way.
His AFI speech really moves me - as it did with Goldie and Candice... when the tears are coming, you see and feel what's really important to you. I LOVE cinema... for many reasons! One certainly is Mr Jack Nicholson! Thank you so much.
@Cameron Skye But it's easy to think of the huge number of films no better than adequate that he made. Be honest about this, as it should encourage young actors, young filmmakers to work through failure and mediocrity--not give into those things.
I saw Jack Nicholson once, when I was an extra decades ago on the set of "Prizzi's Honor". We were filming in a church (St. Ann's?) in Brooklyn Heights. He was about 20 feet away. I was stealing looks at him, trying not to stare. During a break in filming, he paused, looked at me and met my gaze pleasantly with a brief smile of acknowledgement. He was present, connected, and kind. It was only a second but I appreciated it.
Reminds me of the time that I was on a trip to New York. One day we were in a health food restaurant, I wanted to leave after looking at the menu - here we are in New York City with some of the greatest restaurants and best food in the world and we found ourselves in a health food restaurant. 🤔 I couldn’t find anything on the menu that appealed to me and so everyone decided to go to another restaurant. Just as we are getting up to leave John Lennon and Yoko walk in and sit about 2 tables away. I fell back down in my seat and exclaimed “Oh never mind - I’ll have the bean sprout sandwich” ! 😂 I didn’t want to call attention to them and basically just sat there for over an hour stealing glances and in disbelief. You have to understand that I was BEATLE MANIAC as a pre-adolescent and never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine (no pun intended) that I would be sitting 2 tables away from JOHN LENNON ! If I could have seen into the future as a pre-teen - and known that I would be sitting 2 tables away from a Beatle years later - I would have quit going to school and sat in my room waiting for that trip to New York. 😂😂😂😂
@@lilybond6485 Besides this delightful story, you can always say that for a little while you were breathing the same air as John Lennon and Yoko Ono. 😀
@jpsned: It was almost like I mentally flashed back to being a 10 year old Beatles lunatic - remembering watching them on Ed Sullivan for the first time - buying every LP and single record they put out - every Beatles magazine I could get my Beatles greedy hands on. I saw them in concert in 1964 but not the same as sitting 2 tables away from John Lennon in a restaurant on a random trip to New York City. I mean - what are the chances ? NIL ! Yet there he was - and I do have to say - that I acted very cool 😎 no external reaction - no going over asking for an autograph. I’m still kind of amazed that I simply respected his privacy and space. Stealing glances and not staring. Being there - 2 TABLES AWAY - was enough.
@@lilybond6485 And you have that memory and story for the rest of your life. Much better than if you had gone up to them and asked for an autograph--even if they'd been gracious and gave you one, you still would have been invading their space. I think you know that your story of NOT doing so is much better than any old autograph. It reminds me of an astronaut I once knew. He was one of twelve guys who walked on the moon. I had lunch with him a couple of times. During one of our conversations, he told me something about another famous astronaut in confidence. He asked me not to tell anyone. Now, of course I could tell all my space enthusiast friends what he told me, as it would possibly make me more interesting. But I've chosen not to tell anyone, especially since my friend is no longer around. Keeping what he told me secret--as he requested--is worth more than anything.
I was at the premiere of one flew over the cuckoo’s nest at the 10th Chicago, international film festival 1975 and Jack Nicholson was there. He walked into the space humble, but confidently self-assured. Myself and a couple of hundred people witnessed it.
I enjoy the comments that state that Jack was just himself in front of the camera and not really acting. That, in itself, is testimony to how great an actor he is.
I've always loved every facet of that movie it's Nicholson cinema gold! Like all of his films he is just a great actor and very genuine and he seems like he'd be a great guy to have at your next BBQ! I love listening to his behind the scenes "BEHAVIORS" so to speak on one flew over the cuckoo's nest was the stuff of genius!
For some reason Jack Nicholson is occasionally on my mind. He pops up and I find myself just wondering how he is; what is he doing these days and how is he feeling? I don't know why, but he is dear to me as he is to so many. So I was happy to have this short program appear suddenly, and I could enjoy this wonderful man for a moment. Bless you 🙏 Jack. I hope you are well. 🕉 🎉
I love Jack, because He never did act and never would. He is just beeing Himself for His whole life. Most of other actors are fighting between them selves and others in their heads and trying to understand who they are for every role, trying to be someone else, but Jack is Jack and noone knows the real Jack anyways.
Jack Nicholson is probably the first actor I had a big crush on as a kid. I just found him so magnetic and captivating to watch on screen with his immense charm, wit and talent. He's completely unique.
a very smart man - probably more than most that Jack transmutes into a magical acting job that's imprinted on film - now try to get at the root of this genius rather than pursue the man itself- this is the heart success all can learn from
There’s just something about Jack Nicholson 💯😎 Even as a proud Brian man, proud of my heritage and ethnicities, I love Jack and find him deeply fascinating 🙏🏽✌🏽
It was back in 1994 where I was asked to interview Mr Jack Nicholson at a Dorchester suite at 10 in the morning with 4 other European journalists. I did not want to do it as I am not a journalist myself. The film that he was promoting was a terrible one called Wolf by Mike Nichols.He came in wearing a lovely linen cream suit and sunglasses and sat with us on a round table drinking black coffee and smoking unfiltered Camel. He was talking all the time mostly incoherent rubbish .I didn't get the chance to ask a single question although to the day I still believe I had the most interesting questions written down but the other journalists always jumped in front of me rightly so as the could sense I wasn't one of them , asking cliche stuff. When the time was up after 45 minutes I believe the PR person walked in the room to put an end to my misery and Jack's I believe. He walked a few meters away talking to the PR person looked at me still in the room picking up my things and in a very classic J.N. way winked at me 😉 . I won't forget it as long as I live it was like saying how did you get up here cool 🐈 PS I always thought that he was on something tripping to help him go through the day , don't blame him the film was really bad.
...bester Film. Auch ich fand ihn gut!!! Trotzdem war mir "When the postman rings twice" noch näher!!! Natürlich warst Du aus meiner Sicht immer ein beeindruckender, schöner Mann und fantastischer Schauspieler. Das, was mir nicht so entsprach, war gerade Dein für Alle unübersehbares, überwältigendes Charisma! Denn Mit Aussnahme von CHE, Jim Morrison, Bob Marley, Robert Mitchum und wenigen Anderen sprangen mir gerade die Männer ins Auge, die ihr Charisma nicht breit grinsend vor sich her trugen. Oder die, deren Charisma von den Meisten eben NICHT erkannt wurde. Natürlich freue ich mich sehr über und auf Dich!
1:40 "These little patterns that we are... in the universe." Interesting line from Jack; I once read a quantum physicist who described life boiled down to its very essence as "patterns out of focus."
jack, yu were my manager last two rings and it was a delight.....if eye try this acting thing again....i want yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....oh jacky jacky jacky
Jack Nicholson’s most famous ‘line’ for me is the silence when the head shot of him dropped a little as he looked across at Nurse Ratchit in OFOTCN after she’d created bedlam in that famous group meeting of psycho inmates.
He's one of the best public speakers I've ever experienced. He has a way about him, and the things he touches on, and it's more than that. It's the little things he eludes to, and doesn't mention...
