"I understand you turned down The Godfather and The Sting?"

Academy Award winning actor Jack Nicholson is interviewed by Ian Johnstone on his acting career.

He talks about turning down the lead role in The Godfather, working with Marlon Brando and Stanley Kubrick, and the inspiration behind his accent in Easy Rider. He also recounts some of his early forays into the world of acting.

During the interview, Nicholson receives a phone call from his partner Anjelica Huston about their plans for dinner that evening.


Clip taken from Film 82 Special: Jack Nicholson, originally broadcast on BBC One, Monday 18 January, 1982.


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