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Paul Newman is a sex symbol. -- Maud Adams
Paul Newman is not a very good pool player. -- Rudolf Wanderone
Paul Newman is not a very good pool player. -- Rudolf Wanderone
The day after Paul Newman was dead, he was twice as dead. -- Maurice Sendak
Paul Newman is simple not an actor and possibly not even alive. -- Dwight Macdonald
I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall. -- Christine Lavin
I'm a pretty happy camper. Look a little more like Paul Newman, maybe. Haha. -- John Warnock
I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace. -- Christopher Atkins
Paul Newman's half Jewishand Florence Henderson's half, tooPut them together,What a fine looking Jew! -- Adam Sandler
My four friends were John Kerr, who became a star, Paul Newman, Jimmy Dean, and Jack Lemmon. -- Dick Van Patten
I always related most to Steve McQueen because he was more of an outcast than Robert Redford or Paul Newman. -- Patrick Fugit
I aspire to be like Paul Newman. He was a man's man, a lady's man, and the epitome of a philanthropist. -- Trevor Donovan
I was in a supermarket and I saw Paul Newman's face on salad dressing and spaghetti sauce....I thought he was missing. -- Bob Saget
Resisting a beautiful chocolate cake or a wonderful foie gras is as difficult as (the idea of) saying no to Paul Newman. -- Diane von Furstenberg
I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for 'Battle Cry'. Paul Newman tested for 'Battle Cry'. I did nine tests to finally get that role. -- Tab Hunter
Paul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn't always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the human feet of clay. -- John Wayne
Growing up, Paul Newman seemed like the ultimate manly actor. And then, I got to work with him and we became friends, so that was nice. -- Dermot Mulroney
With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor. -- Patrick Wilson
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. -- S. E. Hinton
Chocolate is the greatest gift to women ever created, next to the likes of Paul Newman and Gene Kelly. It's something that should be had on a daily basis. -- Sandra Bullock
It would have been impossible to get 'The Verdict' off the ground without Paul Newman obviously, but today without any star, kind of a dramatic piece would be very tough. -- Richard D. Zanuck
I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him. -- Ed Harris
I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him -- Ed Harris
There are so many people I would love to work with, like Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Gary Oldman - maybe Tom Cruise. I wanna play his brother in something - so call my agent! -- Scott Wolf
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When I was younger I saw a movie called 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Those two actors and that movie was my inspiration to want to be an actor. -- Peter Facinelli
Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way. -- Lew Wasserman
They [Tom Hanks and Paul Newman] were simply always high level masters, and taught me as a kid actor never to be an a*shole to anybody, because it would be very tough to get past where they are. -- Tyler Hoechlin
You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman... I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home. -- Allan Carr
You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman... I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home. -- Allan Carr
I've learned by watching films that inspired me and people who inspired me like Robert Redford and Paul Newman. I love old school acting. I love subtlety, and I also love being spontaneous, and that's really what works for me. -- Alex Pettyfer
You need some insecurity if you're an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven't yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers. -- Al Pacino
One of my favorite actors is Paul Newman. He could tell so much with a single look, whereas some actors would need an entire five page monologue to give off the feeling of what he could say with just a single look. -- Ryan Kwanten
I think 'Cool Hand Luke' was probably the first movie in which I was aware of the writing as its own separate thing. It was that speech when the guy reads Paul Newman the riot act. The speech about going in the box. -- Brian Helgeland
I think Cool Hand Luke was probably the first movie in which I was aware of the writing as its own separate thing. It was that speech when the guy reads Paul Newman the riot act. The speech about going in the box. -- Brian Helgeland
People are always asking couples whose marriage has endured at least a quarter of a century for their secret for success. Actually, it is no secret at all. I am a forgiving woman. Long ago, I forgave my husband for not being Paul Newman. -- Erma Bombeck
The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor. Which is fine, but you have to pay attention to it. -- George Clooney
I think Paul Newman had an amazing career. I also love what Tom Hanks has done. He has always made very grounded movies that have something to say. He has found a way to make blockbusters that are about something and that is what I want to do. -- Josh Duhamel
My dad's one of my biggest heroes. I also think Paul Newman's an inspiration. I know a lot of people say that, but I love that he's a great role model and a humanitarian. I admire people who don't necessarily want to change the world, but try to make it a better environment. -- Alex Pettyfer
I'll never be the biggest kind of star; I'll be like Bob Duvall, respected as an actor but a lot of people can't identify the face. I don't have the personality of a big star, or the looks of a Mel Gibson or a Paul Newman, or the style of a George C. Scott. -- John Malkovich
If you look at any of the greats, from people like Paul Newman and Robert Redford to, you know, Brad Pitt - to get any of the kinds of roles like the ones that they've gotten, or just to be a part of any of the kinds of movies they've made, would be the end-all for me. -- Channing Tatum
Considered purely as effects-driven filmed drama, 'The Day After Tomorrow' checks in somewhere in the middle of one of Hollywood's most absurd and least lamented dead genres, the disaster pic of the '70s. It's a little better than 'Earthquake' but not as good as 'The Towering Inferno,' because it doesn't star Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. -- Stephen Hunter
I used to go over to Gene Kelly's house and play volleyball, and Paul Newman and Marlon Brando were always there. You kind of took it for granted because I was 20, 21, 22, and they were a bit older - well, Gene certainly was. But it was just part of daily living. They were in the same profession, and you didn't think that much about it. -- Joan Collins
I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown. -- 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

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