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. β¨ Newman remains animated at 81. Craig Modderno, Reuters, June 12, 2006.
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- To be an actor you have to be a child. β¨ Paul Newman: A Life in Pictures. Book edited by Yann-Brice Dherbier and Pierre-Henri Verlhac, October 19, 2006.
- Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed. β¨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
- The only question I ever ask any woman is, 'what time is your husband coming home?' β¨ Fictional character: Hud Bannon. Hud, 1963.
- Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.
- I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor. β¨ Newman remains animated at 81. Craig Modderno, Reuters, July 12, 2006.
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