Jack Nicholson’s actor son Ray on what he learned from the three-time Oscar winner: “We’re very different people”

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Jack Nicholson, has spoken about what he learned from his father, claiming they are “very different people”.The younger Nicholson, 32, is currently starring in horror sequel Smile 2, as the boyfriend of Naomi Scott’s pop singer Skye Riley.

In recent years, he has also appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman and the Amazon Prime Video series Panic.Speaking to Deadline ahead of the premiere of Smile 2, Nicholson was asked about the likeness of his character in the film to his father’s legendary Jack Torrance character in 1980’s The Shining.Ray Nicholson on fans reactions to the similarities between his ‘Smile 2’ promo poster and his father Jack Nicholson’s infamous ‘The Shining’ smile, plus how his father is an inspiration to him: “He’s my hero” | #SmileMovie pic.twitter.com/FZ6bwSOAxs— Deadline (@DEADLINE) October 15, 2024“We’re very different people,” Ray explained. “I was born in 1992, he was born in 1937.

The things that affect me don’t necessarily affect him.”“Obviously, I love him,” he added. “He’s my inspiration. I ate dinner with him every night.

I studied it, that’s how I learned to be a human being. So, of course we’re gonna be kind of similar.”When asked if his father had given him advice on his craft, he said: “As far as talking about it, if he ever did tell me something, I probably wouldn’t investigate it for myself because I’d be like, ‘You’re the best, of course that’s right’, and it might not work for me.”“I love him.