I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people, what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.

Men experience many passions in a lifetime. One passion drives away the one before it.

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.

I'm a great believer in luck and the extraordinary role that plays in all of our lives.

For some players, luck itself is an art

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

I certainly never expected to be a professional actor. I never expected to be in movies. I thought I would probably become a teacher.