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Jack Nicholson found the script for The Departed (2006) lacking. He only joined after Scorsese let him rewrite scenes to make Frank Costello sexually deviant. He even improvised throwing cocaine on actresses to ensure the character was unpredictable.

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Originally, Jack Nicholson turned down his role in the movie, but after a meeting with Martin Scorsese, William Monahan, and Leonardo DiCaprio, he was finally convinced to play the role of Frank Costello. The main reason he joined the production was because he had previously done a few comedies, and wanted to play a villain again, and he considered the character of Costello to be the ultimate incarnation of evil. Martin Scorsese really wanted Al Pacino for the role of Costello, because he had never worked with Pacino before, but he turned it down. Jack Nicholson was Scorsese's second choice. The Departed (2006).

Originally, Jack Nicholson turned down his role in the movie, but after a meeting with Martin Scorsese, William Monahan, and Leonardo DiCaprio, he was finally convinced to play the role of Frank Costello. The main reason he joined the production was because he had previously done a few comedies, and wanted to play a villain again, and he considered the character of Costello to be the ultimate incarnation of evil. Martin Scorsese really wanted Al Pacino for the role of Costello, because he had never worked with Pacino before, but he turned it down. Jack Nicholson was Scorsese's second choice. The Departed (2006).

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Mark Rolston talks about Martin Scorsese & Thelma Schoonmaker hating Jack Nicholson while filming ‘The Departed’

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Jack Nicholson explains how Martin Scorsese & he built his character in "The Departed" (2006) & how he scared the sh!t out of Leonardo Di Caprio in this scene: "I actually turned the movie down the first time it came to me. because the character didn’t really exist. But Leo (DiCaprio) and Marty talked me into it. I guess you can say I was attracted to the company. Marty is very free with his ideas. and very receptive to yours. We built this character layer by layer, until we had something that fit inside a great genre film, but also pushed the envelope until the movie becomes almost operatic. There’s a scene in a bar where I’m scaring the sh!t out of Leo’s character with a gun. There wasn’t any gun in the script. We had shot the scene the night before but Marty said he had a light schedule the next day and wanted to try a few more takes. I wanted to come up with something different, so I asked the prop master to hide a gun on the set, and to bring a fire extinguisher as well. The look on his face when I asked for that fire extinguisher was priceless." ("Jack Nicholson, ‘The Departed’", Steven Kotler, Variety, 2007) P.S: Happy 89th Birthday, Jack Nicholson!

Jack Nicholson explains how Martin Scorsese & he built his character in "The Departed" (2006) & how he scared the sh!t out of Leonardo Di Caprio in this scene: "I actually turned the movie down the first time it came to me. because the character didn’t really exist. But Leo (DiCaprio) and Marty talked me into it. I guess you can say I was attracted to the company. Marty is very free with his ideas. and very receptive to yours. We built this character layer by layer, until we had something that fit inside a great genre film, but also pushed the envelope until the movie becomes almost operatic. There’s a scene in a bar where I’m scaring the sh!t out of Leo’s character with a gun. There wasn’t any gun in the script. We had shot the scene the night before but Marty said he had a light schedule the next day and wanted to try a few more takes. I wanted to come up with something different, so I asked the prop master to hide a gun on the set, and to bring a fire extinguisher as well. The look on his face when I asked for that fire extinguisher was priceless." ("Jack Nicholson, ‘The Departed’", Steven Kotler, Variety, 2007) P.S: Happy 89th Birthday, Jack Nicholson!

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The Departed turns 20 this year. I honestly can’t even believe I’m writing that sentence- time flies. This is the only film to win Martin Scorsese an #Oscar for Best Picture. It’s also one of my favorite films ever made featuring my favorite actor- Jack Nicholson. A masterpiece.

The Departed turns 20 this year. I honestly can’t even believe I’m writing that sentence- time flies. This is the only film to win Martin Scorsese an #Oscar for Best Picture. It’s also one of my favorite films ever made featuring my favorite actor- Jack Nicholson. A masterpiece.

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Martin Scorsese says he regrets making Shutter Island (2010) next after The Departed (2006). He’d been trying to make Silence since the ’90s, a deeply personal film, but chose a studio thriller instead, later admitting, “I should’ve done Silence.”

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THE SHINING (1980) Jack Nicholson improvised the line and Shelley Duvall's terror was real.

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Jack Nicholson repeated the “You can’t handle the truth” scene in A Few Good Men nearly 50 times, even when he wasn’t on camera. Rob Reiner wanted to capture everyone actor’s reactions. After two weeks, Nicholson said: “I was quite spent.”

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Jack Nicholson repeated his famous courtroom monologue as Colonel Jessep off-camera several times so Rob Reiner could film the reactions of other actors and actresses from various angles. Nicholson's memorable on-camera performance was filmed last, but according to Reiner and the other cast members, Nicholson gave it his all every take as if he was on camera. Nicholson said he was "quite spent" by the time he finished. In an interview, Kiefer Sutherland was quoted as saying, "I don't think any of us realized how hard Jack Nicholson worked to be Jack Nicholson." How would you rate this film out of 10?

Jack Nicholson repeated his famous courtroom monologue as Colonel Jessep off-camera several times so Rob Reiner could film the reactions of other actors and actresses from various angles. Nicholson's memorable on-camera performance was filmed last, but according to Reiner and the other cast members, Nicholson gave it his all every take as if he was on camera. Nicholson said he was "quite spent" by the time he finished. In an interview, Kiefer Sutherland was quoted as saying, "I don't think any of us realized how hard Jack Nicholson worked to be Jack Nicholson." How would you rate this film out of 10?

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Jack Nicholson was terrified no one would like the movie, because his character was so horrible to people. He said that playing Melvin was difficult, but he was "the most lovable character I've ever played." Film: As Good as It Gets (1997)

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