Paul Newman (Paul Leonard Newman) Quotes
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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They didn't accept me theory - not a theory, but just a thought I had about this character. I noticed that this man only exists when the boy comes into the grocery.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.
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I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.
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I wrote a song several years ago while I was in college called 'Muscadine Wine.' I really didn't know if it had potential or not, if it was good or bad or what. I played it for my roommates - who I played ball with - one night, and I knew they would tell me the truth. They loved it, and that encouraged me.
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I try to just be the person I am, with a lot of sensitivity to the genre in which I'm playing.
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I only understand realism.
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I really like guys who have confidence, but not the cocky over-the-top confidence.
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I want to be a big, fleshy voluptuous woman with curves. I want a big bum, but I don't have one.
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If you wear them outside, they stop being pyjamas. I wear mine to the mail box, which is right in front of my house - that's my limit. Anything else is wrong.
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Nothing is more real than nothing.
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I am not yet born; forgive meFor the sins that in me the world shall commit, my wordsWhen they speak me, my thoughts when they think me,My treason engendered by traitors beyond me,My life when they murder by means of myHands, my death when they live me.
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One can transform a place by reading in it.
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That's a different side of the brain going into the studio, as opposed to doing a live show, obviously.
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The concept of making a movie in which the director dictates is kind of exotic - and absolutely not truthful. Directing means allowing a great deal of collaboration and listening and having the ability to change your mind.
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I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was a kid; anything you see in your formative years is more powerful, because it really stays with you forever. The second category is films that I saw while I was learning the craft of motion pictures.
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Oh, no, it can't be teardrops 'Cause a man ain't supposed to cry.
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I did the original Robotron game back in 1982. To me it's still one of the classic 2D games as far as action and decisions per second, and kills per second, and explosions per second. It's super-frenetic and totally involving. There's been a lot of games since, a lot of Robotron sequels. A lot of them haven't even captured the magic of Robotron, much less moving things forward.
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A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.
