33+ Jack Lemmon Quotes On Death, Acting And Marilyn Monroe

Jack Lemmon was an American actor known for his comedic roles in films such as Some Like It Hot and The Apartment. He was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two, one for Best Supporting Actor in 1955 for Mister Roberts and one for Best Actor in 1973 for Save the Tiger. He was also known for his dramatic roles in films such as Days of Wine and Roses and Glengarry Glen Ross. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Jack Lemmon on life, love, death.

Top 10 Jack Lemmon Quotes

1. Death ends a life, not a relationship.
2. Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
3. If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
4. No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down.
5. It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.
6. Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
7. Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile.
8. If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.
9. If you've been fortunate enough to live out your dream in the profession of your choice, then you have an obligation to send the elevator back down.
10. How do you know that God didn't speak to Charles Darwin?

Jack Lemmon Image Quotes

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. — Jack Lemmon

No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down. — Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon Short Quotes

• Dying is not a sin. Not living is.
• I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.
• I had no desire to be in the movies. All my training had been in the theater, thank God.
• I would rather play Hamlet with no rehearsal than TV golf.
• My career has been full of remarkable coincidences that have nothing to do with me.
• I have never lost a total passion for my work.
• I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar.

Jack Lemmon Quotes About Love

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. — Jack Lemmon

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see. — Jack Lemmon

I think whatever you do, if you are going to do well or even if you don't do it well, you have to have a passion for it, and I am passionate about it. I love it. I respect it and it gets me. I get off on acting. — Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon Quotes About Actor

Nobody deserves this much money -- certainly not an actor. — Jack Lemmon

Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor. — Jack Lemmon

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. — Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon Famous Quotes And Sayings

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. — Jack Lemmon

No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down. — Jack Lemmon

I was born in an elevator, and - as my mother said - naturally it was going down. She said, "All I remember is telling your father, 'That's it! Never again!'" That's why I'm an only child. — Jack Lemmon

People are probably correct when they see me as the so-called Everyman. I'm attracted primarily to contemporary characters. I understand them and their frustrations. — Jack Lemmon

Everything that is truly worthwhile - I think passion is involved in your approach to it. No matter what it is. — Jack Lemmon

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?" — Jack Lemmon

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. — Jack Lemmon

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. — Jack Lemmon

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. — Jack Lemmon

Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story from that vantage point. If an actor represses large aspects of their personality, they will have a severely limited range and castability. Great actors cultivate effortless access to their subpersonalities. Many acting teachers call this 'freeing your instrument.' — Jack Lemmon

Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, to what the other person is saying. We listen to what they mean. And what they mean is often quite apart from the words. When you see a scene between two actors that goes really well you can be sure they're not listening to each other - they're feeling what the other person is trying to get at. Know what I mean? — Jack Lemmon

Success is always somebody else's opinion of you; but it doesn't amount to a damn compared to your own opinion of yourself. — Jack Lemmon

Life Lessons by Jack Lemmon

1. Jack Lemmon taught us to stay humble and kind, no matter how successful we become. He also showed us that hard work and dedication are key to achieving success. Lastly, he showed us the importance of staying true to oneself and never compromising one's values.