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

~Jack Lemmon

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I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.

~Jack Lemmon

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Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

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I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and pears to compare the two.

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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.

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I think it's great fun sometimes when I am playing golf, just to give it a little uch, is to bet the other guy five bucks a hole or something like that.

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Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.

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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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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.

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Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: February 8th, 1925

Died: June 27th, 2001

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