“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” •Carl Sagan
This is one of those images that just makes you go, “woah.”
my computer is an asshole. sometimes it restarts itself in the middle of the night and I’ve left a youtube video in one of my tabs on pause, it restarts the video and starts playing it in the dark really loud and I swear I die.
Jack Nicholson: national treasure, cultural icon, and one of the most fiercely talented and wonderful actors to emerge from Hollywood in the last century. For over fifty years now, the man known for his devilish grin, cunning charm, and unparalleled acting style has weaved his way through the American movie system, not only performing in some of the best films ever made, but writing, directing, producing, and helping to lead a movement that would later become cherished as a golden age of American cinema. “We were the first people in America who weren’t buying the American Dream,” Nicholson recalls of the early days of New Hollywood, alongside Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Robert Towne, Warren Beatty, and Monte Hellman.
And when you look the scope of young talent today, there’s surely no shortage of male actors with promise, but there will never be anyone quite like Jack. Imagine seeing him in Five Easy Pieces for the first time in 1970—this explosion of charisma and skill wrapped up in a man who could break your heart with single wink or slight of smile. Henry Jaglom once said, “A funny thing happened to Jack Nicholson on his way to becoming a director. He became a star instead.” And throughout his incredible, varied and vast career, he’s has lent his versatility to directors from Antonioni to Kubrick, Scorsese to Ashby, and Polanski to Hopper, taking on every genre with ease, embodying every role to utmost human ability but always with that signature magic that makes him Jack.
Celebrating the Wonder of Jack Nicholson on His 76th Birthday
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