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A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.
Paul Newman -
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.
Paul Newman
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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.
Paul Newman -
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.
Paul Newman -
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?
Paul Newman -
You discover a lot of things on your feet and if you don't have any rehearsal, then anything that happens on the screen is by accident.
Paul Newman -
I really just can't watch myself. I see all the machinery at work and it just drives me nuts.
Paul Newman -
It's born of sheer laziness. My signature dishes are salads, hamburgers and popcorn. That's not the kind of stuff that gets you an entry in the distinguished book of culinary records. Being known for great soufflé is one thing but a good hamburger? What would they say? "Yeah, he really knew how to put the cheese on."
Paul Newman
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Where the hell are the singing cats?
Paul Newman -
You can't really appreciate anonymity until you've lost it. People say that's sour grapes, but it really isn't To be able to walk down the street without people paying attention to you is a real blessing and you lose it when you become an actor.
Paul Newman -
I've been accused of being aloof. I'm not. I'm just wary.
Paul Newman -
People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it.
Paul Newman -
I don't like gossip stories. Facts are okay. But when gossips begin making items, that's something else again.
Paul Newman -
...." I was rather discouraged when I discovered that Paul and Hotch had no marketing survey, no business plan, no budget, no organized strategy for the introduction of the sauce. When asked about this lack of preparation, the haphazard nature of their business, Paul said, 'Me in this business is just part of life's great folly. Stay loose, men, keep 'em off balance.'"
Paul Newman
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Men experience many passions in a lifetime. One passion drives away the one before it.
Paul Newman -
I wasn't driven to acting by any inner compulsion. I was running away from the sporting goods business.
Paul Newman -
At the beginning of your career, it's 'Who is Paul Newman?' and then it's 'Get me Paul Newman.' Then it's 'Get me a young Paul Newman.' Then it's 'Who is Paul Newman?'
Paul Newman -
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 someone is the best, but with a film or a recipe, there is no way of knowing how all the ingredients will work out in the end. The best can turn out to be awful and the worst can be fantastic. Cooking is like performing and performing like cooking.
Paul Newman -
There are many ingredients that go into making a film. It baffles me, what works and what doesn't.
Paul Newman -
I want to acknowledge luck, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others.
Paul Newman
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If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition.
Paul Newman -
I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity an actor gets.
Paul Newman -
I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.
Paul Newman -
It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.'
Paul Newman