To that extent that you can sustain and maintain that childlike part of your personality is probably the best part of acting. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I started my career giving a clinic in bad acting in the film, "The Silver Chalice," and now I'm playing a crusty… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I'd done some acting in high school. Then I went to Kenyon College and got thrown in jail and kicked off the… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I wasn't driven to acting by any inner compulsion. I was running away from the sporting goods business. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I'm a very competitive person. I always have been. And it's hard to be competitive about something as amorphous as acting. But… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
George Roy Hill, Redford, and I have been looking for a script to do together for 13 years. We haven't been able to find… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
When the idea came up, (Newman's Own) I said, "Are you crazy? Stick my face on the label of salad dressing?" And then, of… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor.… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
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… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
A feud should live a full and colorful life, and then it should die a natural death and be forgotten. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
We've polluted the stratosphere with these chlorine and bromine compounds, and because it's now colder, and because we have this change in the climate,… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
