Biografia

Dark sunglasses

Untamed hair and shark's grin

Often plays charming, anti-authoritarian characters

Frequently works with Danny DeVito

Frequently works as a character with mental instability

Boyhood friends with Danny DeVito. Nicholson's relatives and DeVito's relatives managed a hair salon together.

Has been nominated for an acting Oscar in five different decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s) and in two different centuries (20th and 21st).

Once described The Joker as a psychotic version of Bugs Bunny.

After his first screen test, Louis B. Mayer said to him: "I don't know what we can use you for but if we ever do need you, we'll need you real bad.".

Batman creator Bob Kane personally recommended him for the role of the Joker in Batman (1989).

The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.

[on the $5 million he earned for Questão de Honra (1992)] It was one of the few times when it was money well spent.

[regarding Laços de Ternura (1983)] When I read the part, I knew I'd win the Oscar for it.

You only lie to two people in your life: your girlfriend and the police.

If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain't - take two!

Como Você Sabe (2011) - $12,000,000

Tratamento de Choque (2003) - $20,000,000

As Confissões de Schmidt (2003) - $10,000,000

A Promessa (2001) - $10,000,000

Melhor é Impossível (1998) - $15,000,000