Jack Lemmon

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

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.

Dying is not a sin. Not living is.

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

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.

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.

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