Paul Newman Quotes
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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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I'd done some acting in high school. Then I went to Kenyon College and got thrown in jail and kicked off the football team. Since I was determined not to study very much, I majored in theater the last two years. Got my degree in speech; they didn't actually have a degree in theater. I graduated at two o'clock in the afternoon, and at three-thirty I was on the train for Williams Bay, Wisconsin, for summer stock, and then I did winter stock.
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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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The problem with getting older is you still remember how things used to be.
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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.
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Hollywood is a changing world these days. This is one of the things that ought to be changed.
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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."
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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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A man with no enemies is a man with no character.
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I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor. You don't want any woman to look under the carpet because there's lots of flaws underneath. Joanne believes my character in a film we did together, "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" comes closest to who I really am. I personally don't think there's one character who comes close... but I learned a long time ago not to disagree on things that I don't have a solid opinion about.
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I check my pulse and if I can find it, I know I've got a chance
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...." 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.'"
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Fill the moment and find variety.
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The embarrassing thing is that my salad dressing is out-grossing my films.
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I'm a great believer in luck and the extraordinary role that plays in all of our lives.
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What we got here is a failure to communicate.
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Where the hell are the singing cats?
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If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition.
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Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.
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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.
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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?'
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People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it.
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You only grow when you are alone.
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Choose between yesterday and tomorrow.