Paul Newman Quotes
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It happens to everybody, horses, dogs, men. Nobody gets out of life alive.
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The big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, the good and the evil. The biggest of all differences between people is between those who have had pleasure in love and those who haven't.
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To that extent that you can sustain and maintain that childlike part of your personality is probably the best part of acting.
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The only way we can give our children the best education in the world and prepare them for the next century is by funding the programs that serve them.
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How many honest men do you know? Take the sinners away from the saints, you're lucky to end up with Abraham Lincoln.
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For some players, luck itself is an art
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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 eyes.
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Men experience many passions in a lifetime. One passion drives away the one before it.
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I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people, what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.
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Building weapons that we don't need, don't work, and aren't necessary, and have no mission that's not bad politics, that's robbery.
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I can eat fifty eggs.
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What could be better than to hold your hand out to people less fortunate than you are?
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Now then, if we were to go the lowest road and plaster my face on the bottle of oil and vinegar dressing just to line our pockets, it would sink. But to go the low road to get to the high road- shameless exploitation for charity, for the common good- now that's an idea worth the hustle, a reciprocal trade agreement.
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There are many ingredients that go into making a film. It baffles me, what works and what doesn't.
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I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.
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The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to climb through the transoms at the motel where I stayed. At first, it's flattering to the ego. At first. Then you realize that they're mixing me up with the roles I play - characters created by writers who have nothing to do with who I am.
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I wasn't driven to acting by any inner compulsion. I was running away from the sporting goods business.
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I've been accused of being aloof. I'm not. I'm just wary.
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Being on President Nixon's enemies list was the highest single honor I've ever received. Who knows who's listening to me now and what government list I'm on?
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A lot of people have dreams and never do anything about them. When you have ideas and dreams, you do something about it.
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The spaghetti sauce is a good thing to think about. Morning, noon, and night, think about the spaghetti sauce. Think about hustling other people to buy the spaghetti sauce.
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I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.
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It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.'
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In the early days of films, the movie star in this country replaced royalty. They've been demoted since then but they're still treated as beings larger than life.