Occupation: Actor Birth: January 26, 1925 Death: September 26, 2008
I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown..
Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed..
I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me..
I'm a very competitive person. I always have been. And it's hard to be competitive about something as amorphous as acting. But you can be competitive….
I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck: the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others; made espe….
I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased if I could announce a motive of l….
If I ever feel like I’m doing something I’ve done before, I scrap it and start over again..
I would like it if people would think that beyond Newman, there's a spirit that takes action, a heart, and a talent that doesn't come from my blue ey….
It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career..
I don't like gossip stories. Facts are okay. But when gossips begin making items, that's something else again..
Dreams without movement are delusions, escapes, kid’s play. You have to put your feet into your dreams if they’re ever going to be reality. The dream….
Well, the nice thing about animation, you don't even really have to account for yourself. All of the physical stuff that you work on as an actor, you….
I like racing but food and pictures are more thrilling. I can't give them up. In racing you can be certain, to the last thousandth of a second, that ….
What we got here is a failure to communicate..
It's been a privilege to be here..
I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed..
The only question I ever ask any woman is, 'what time is your husband coming home?'.
The best thing you can give yourselves...is the gift of possibility. And the best thing you can give each other is the pledge to go on protecting tha….
Fill the moment and find variety..
I think it's very desirable to be an individual and a free thinker..
For some players, luck itself is an art.