Quotessence
Home / Authors / Paul Newman Books
Paul Newman

Paul Newman Books

Actor

Related Quotes

“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.”

TryingFirstsPlayCharacterRememberRealizingRolesEgoFirst TimeWho I AmClimbsTexasFlatteringMixingReactingMotels
Author:Paul Newman
Create image

“Well, I'm not able to work anymore as an actor and still at the level I would want to ... you start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So, that's pretty much a closed book for me. And I'm grateful for the other things that have come into my life: grandkids, and restaurants and charity ... I've been doing it for 50 years. That's enough.”

WantYearsWellsStillsBookEnoughAbleActorsLosesMemoriesLevelsGratefulCharityInventionRestaurantsOur MemoriesGrandkids
Author:Paul Newman
Create image

“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.”

YearsTwoDoneSchoolLastsThreeActingStudyTeamFootballCollegeSpeechDegreesSummerHigh SchoolTheaterTrainWinterDeterminedClockThirtyThrownTwo YearsJailAfternoonFootball TeamWisconsin
Author:Paul Newman
Create image

“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."”

KindBookStuffBornKnownRecordsOne ThingYeahCulinaryLazinessCheeseDishesSheerDistinguishedSaladEntrySignaturesHamburgersPopcorn
Author:Paul Newman
Create image

“The concept that a person who has a lot holds his hand out to someone who has less, or someone who isn't hurting holds his hand out to someone who is, is simply a human trait that has nothing to do with celebrity. I am confounded at the stinginess of some institutions and some people. I'm bewildered by it. You can only put away so much stuff in your closet.”

PeopleHumansPersonsHandsStuffHurtConceptsInstitutionsTraitsClosetsBewilderedStinginess
Author:Paul Newman
Create image