4 Paul Newman Quotes on Humor

Paul Newman quotes on humor

21. 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.

23. I started my career giving a clinic in bad acting in the film, 'The Silver Chalice,' and now I'm playing a crusty old man who's an animated automobile [in 'Cars']. That's a creative arc for you, isn't it?

25. It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I am terribly sorry. I'm tired.'

30. The embarrassing thing is that my salad dressing is out-grossing my films.