Mike Nichols - biography

“The only safe thing is to take a chance.”

“Being with an insanely jealous person is like being in the room with a dead mammoth.”

“Jack Nicholson always tells the truth - in acting and in life.  He has something that Brando also has - complete comfort with and in his body.”

“There are three things I never saw Elizabeth Taylor do.  Be on time.  Tell a lie.  Be unkind to anyone.”

“Nerves provide me with energy...  It’s when I don’t have them, when I feel at ease, that’s when I get worried.”

Mike Nichols directed the following films:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
Catch-22 (1970)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
The Fortune (1975)
Silkwood (1983)
Heartburn (1986)
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Wolf (1994)
The Birdcage (1996)
Primary Colors (1998)
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Closer (2004)
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)


Mike Nichols contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
The Fortune (1975)
Silkwood (1983)
Working Girl (1988)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Wolf (1994)


Mike Nichols has appeared in the following films:
The Designated Mourner (1997)