[to Jack Lemmon] You`re at a level where you can only afford one mistake. The higher up you go, the more mistakes you`re allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it`s considered to be your style.
Fred Astaire
[On The Boys from Brazil (1978)] "I felt, Laurence Olivier felt, friends of mine like Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon felt, that I was good in this part. Some critics seem unwilling to accept actors when they break what they think is the mold or the image....
Gregory Peck
No, I don`t think my fans want to see me old and fat. I`ve got to get another 20-25 lbs. off somehow - remember me as I looked when I was younger. I get sad when I see my favorite movie stars when they`re old. Who wants to see Jack Lemmon and Walter Matth...
Bettie Page
[on his long friendship with Dr. Dre] I think me and Dre are gonna be like Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. When we get really old, I`ll probably be having gray braids.
Snoop Dogg
I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business.
Kim Basinger
[to Jack Lemmon] You`re at a level where you can only afford one mistake. The higher up you go, the more mistakes you`re allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it`s considered to be your style.
Fred Astaire
