JON STEWERT
our guest is one of the most powerful men in hollywood, please welcome double academy awards winner Jack Nickelson, come out here jack. how you doing how are you

JACK NICKELSON
I'm fine thanks for having me

JON STEWERT
now, answer me this, why havent you done a film in a long time

JACK NICKELSON
well i'm at an age now where I can only play certain charcaters

X
what kind of charcters

JACK
well the type that doesn't envolve me doing much

X
well what, be specific

JACK
an old man with a walking stick

X
is that all

JACK
yeah i think thats most them

X
what, so you would have a walking stick would you play an old man with a walking frame as well

JACK
yeah I wouldn't mind playing that

X
or what about an electric wheel chair or electronic scooters

JACK
then that would make my job a whole lot easier
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X
now some film actors especially in hollywood, when they get older they decide to move on to directing, is that somthing you would be interested in

JACK
oh' no

X
why

JACK
well in the past there are some directors that I havent got on well with and if I was to become a director there would be a lot more arguments going on the set.

X
who are these directors

JACK
er, I'm not going to say incase there watching but they should know

X
dennis hopper, millos forman, James l brooks

JACK
no, no, no if there is an argument we usually kiss and make up

X
what literaly

JACK
no, otherwise if we didn't the film would never get made and it would be even worse than that if i was directing

X
would you like to do anything else envolving films

JACK
No, I started as an actor and have had suprisingly great success

X
wo what do you mean suprisingly your one of the greatest actors who ever lived and still are

JACK
oh thank you. I remain to stay an actor for the rest of my life

X
well Jack the next time we'll see you in a movie you be in an electric scooter

JACK
ha ha

X
well we have to say by to jack nicholsen we'll see you after the break.