Before I moved into the mainstream of American movies, I wrote a script as an experiment. I wanted to get very far away from the clichés about the three-act play - structure, development.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

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.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.

I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.

Men dominate because of physicality, and thus they have mercy where women do not.

Who is a rebellious person? The rebellious person is one who does not bother about the society at all. He simply lives through his innermost core

I do not know which of us has written this page.

Some poems are written great, some poems are written swell. But then there are poems that could win a prize in Hell.

Carelessness does more harm than a want of knowledge.

I'm always up for collaborating with brands and people who actually design, but doing your own line is a whole other beast. I don't think I could deal with the criticism.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are dreamers and those who are being dreamed.

Working with Marilyn Monroe on The Misfits (1961) nearly gave me a heart attack. I have never been happier when a film ended.

Love is a constant source of inspiration, surprise, and wonderment.

I'm not the guy that thinks I'm a perfect singer.

Two voices are there; one is of the sea, One of the mountains: each a mighty Voice.