There are two Newman's laws. The first one is "It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." The second is "Just when things look darkest, they go black.

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.

I really just can't watch myself. I see all the machinery at work and it just drives me nuts.

An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself.

The Alexander Technique helped a long-standing back problem and to get a good night's sleep after many years of tossing and turning.

A rebel is a nonconformist who is constantly saying no, and I'm not that. I'm a conformist and I believe in progress, and you can't make much progress by saying no all the time. A rebel is destructive. I know I have something constructive to offer.

What could be better than to hold your hand out to people less fortunate than you are?