Jack Nicholson : (7) " In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right. " - Jack Nicholson " I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different. " - Jack Nicholson " I’m Irish. I think about death all the time. " - Jack Nicholson " Almost everybody’s happy to be a fool for love. " - Jack Nicholson " My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I’d hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing. " - Jack Nicholson " When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award. " - Jack Nicholson " You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police. " - Jack Nicholson