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 LemmonI feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
Jack LemmonIf you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.
Jack LemmonI 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 LemmonActing 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