Paul Newman

Quotes

• “I'd like to be remembered as a guy who tried — tried to be part of his times, tried to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being. Someone who isn't complacent, who doesn't cop out.”
• “I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed.”
• “I wasn't driven to acting by any inner compulsion. I was running away from the sporting goods business.”
• “Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experiences.”
• “I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.”
• “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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