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Jack Lemmon was an American actor renowned for his roles in both comedic and dramatic films. He achieved great success in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly with films like '12 Angry Men' and 'The Graduate' alongside Walter Matthau. Lemmon won multiple awards for his performances, including an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'The Killers' in 1974.

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“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.”

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“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.'”

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

“If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.”

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“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.”

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“Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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Author:Jack Lemmon

About the Author

Born: February 8, 1925
Died: June 27, 2001
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 33

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