In an interview in 2023, Jack Nicholson said: “You want to know what I did today? I sat under a tree and I read a book…” It had been thirteen years since his final film appearance in the 2010 romcom How Do You Know.
Nicholson, according to a friend: “Wants to be quiet. He wants to eat what he wants. He wants to live the life he wants.” And that seems about right? The man is 88 years old. Every career highlight, award and accolade there is for him to win, he won. Three Oscars. Six children. A list of romantic conquests that’d make Casanova gasp for air and after a lifetime of playing rebels, perhaps he felt it is time to rebel against Hollywood and leave it altogether…
There is something quite beautiful about just sitting under a tree and reading a book when you feel like it. It encompasses everything it is all about. Life. Jack Nicholson does not seek the spotlight — fame gave him all he wanted. He chewed fame up and spat it out. The man is done. And who can blame him? Jack Nicholson won.