I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.

Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

A feud should live a full and colorful life, and then it should die a natural death and be forgotten.

You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.

I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity an actor gets.

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.

People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.