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 course, we got the whole idea of exploitation and how circular it is. Why not, really, go to the fullest length, and the silliest length, in exploiting yourself and turn the proceeds back to the community?

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

There are many ingredients that go into making a film. It baffles me, what works and what doesn't.

I check my pulse and if I can find it, I know I've got a chance

The big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, the good and the evil. The biggest of all differences between people is between those who have had pleasure in love and those who haven't.

You got to have two things to win. You got to have brains and you got to have balls. Now you've got too much of one and not enough of the other.

If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition.