Author: Jack Lemmon

Quotes

I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my mother was an absolute ding-a-ling, a ripper.

I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my mother was an absolute ding-a-ling, a ripper.

- Jack Lemmon

I don't think Ed Horman could be dishonest if his life depended on it.

I don't think Ed Horman could be dishonest if his life depended on it.

- Jack Lemmon

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see.

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see.

- Jack Lemmon

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

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

- Jack Lemmon

Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.

Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.

- Jack Lemmon

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

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

- Jack Lemmon

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

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

- Jack Lemmon

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.

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.

- Jack Lemmon

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.

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.

- Jack Lemmon

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