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Willis: 'Newman Taught Me To Be A Man'

16 November 2008 3:28 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Bruce Willis credits late Hollywood legend Paul Newman with teaching him how to be a man.

The pair starred together in 1994 movie Nobody's Fool, and formed a close bond.

Remembering Newman - who died in September - Willis says, "What a guy. What a sweet, sweet guy. I did the film without reading the script because he was in it.

"I learned the biggest thing about acting, being a movie star and about being a man from Paul."

And he recalls one important lesson he learned from the star: "There was a storm and because of the snow, I was two minutes late on the set one day. He yanked me out of the car an said, 'I want to teach you one thing about acting. Punctuality is the courtesy of kings'. I was never late again." »

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Remembering Paul Newman: His Top Five Performances

29 September 2008 7:11 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

You can truly weigh the measure of someone once they're gone. In the case of Paul Newman, there has been unanimous praise for a life lived out of the spotlight, as he chose to avoid the trappings of stardom in favor of real substance. His charitable work outshone his professional achievements in the last 30 years of his life, and he no doubt preferred it that way.

Newman was not the best actor of his generation, but what he did nobody else could emulate. He had something that isn't learned or transferred or faked. Make no mistake: Paul Newman was a very talented actor, but it went beyond that, both on the screen and off.

It's rewarding to hear so much praise for his contributions to his fellow man in the days after his passing. Colleagues and admirers have been pointing to his friendship, his gentle nature, his generosity, and his involvement. »

- Colin Boyd

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You wild, beautiful thing. You crazy handful of nothin'

29 September 2008 2:52 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

That's the hard-boiled Dragline, speaking of Cool Hand Luke.

After she read my obituary of Paul Newman, my wife Chaz asked me, "Why didn't you write more about his acting?" She was right. Why didn't I? I've been asking myself that. Maybe I was trying to tell myself something. I think it was this: I never really thought of him as an actor. I regarded him more as an embodiment, an evocation, of something. And I think that something was himself. He seemed above all a deeply good man, who freed himself to live life fully and joyfully, and used his success as a way to follow his own path, and to help others.

If Newman was that kind of person, so, too, was his wife of more than 50 years, Joanne Woodward. Too little attention was paid to her in the appreciations. They grew old and fine together. None of »

- Roger Ebert

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Scorsese Honours Newman

28 September 2008 6:12 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Movie mogul Martin Scorsese has joined the list of celebrities paying tribute to movie icon Paul Newman, stating the history of film is "unthinkable" without the late actor.

The moviemaker directed Newman in The Color of Money, and recalls fondly the "precious" memories he has of working with the icon, who lost his battle with cancer on Friday.

He says, "It's a great loss, in so many ways. The history of movies without Paul Newman? It's unthinkable. His presence, his beauty, his physical eloquence, the emotional complexity he could conjure up and transmit through his acting in so many movies - where would we be without him?

"In From the Terrace or The Hustler or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or The Verdict or Nobody's Fool, to name just a few pictures that come to mind, he's more than just iconic. In those movies and in many, many others, he created characters that are lasting and durable.

"His powerful eloquence, his consummate sense of craft, so consummate that you didn't see any sense of effort up there on the screen, set a new standard.

"But in addition to being a great actor, one of the greatest really, he was also such a fine, caring man. I will miss him greatly."

Movie couple Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon have also joined those paying tribute to Newman.

In a statement, Robbins says, "The world has lost an angel.... He was always a hero of mine both as an actor and as a man, and it was an honour to have known his wonderful spirit, to act with him, to laugh with him, and to sit in the passenger seat while he drove 100 mph with mischief in his eyes."

And Sarandon adds, "Paul Newman was a class act; smart, sexy, generous and kind. He was committed equally to justice and pranks. He was something you don't hear mentioned often these days; a good man. He taught me to appreciate the home grown tomato, championship badminton and chamber music. He will be missed." »

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Paul Newman: 1925 - 2008

27 September 2008 8:49 AM, PDT | IMDb News

Beloved actor and humanitarian Paul Newman has died of cancer in his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. »

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Paul Newman: 1925 - 2008

27 September 2008 8:22 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Oscar winner, philanthropist, film legend, and the coolest guy in the world, Paul Newman, has passed away at the age of 83, following a bout with cancer.

Newman, whose career spanned 60 years, earned ten Academy Award nominations, winning in 1987 for The Color of Money, a year after picking up the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. The Academy also bestowed the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award on Newman for his charitable works.

After years on stage and in television, Newman broke through as a leading man in film in Somebody Up There Likes Me from 1956, in which he played boxer Rocky Graziano.

Two years later, his work in the adaptation of Tennesse Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof garnered Newman his first Oscar nomination, at the age of 33.

Newman and Oscar had an interesting relationship; although he was nominated four times in the 1960s - The Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, »

- Colin Boyd

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Robert Redford 'Beyond Words' over Newman’s Death

27 September 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

Paul Newman’s lasting impact in Hollywood was more than evident Saturday, a day after the Oscar winner succumbed to cancer, as stars and pals alike expressed their sadness over his death. "There is a point where feelings go beyond words," two-time costar Robert Redford said in a statement. "I have lost a real friend. My life – and this country – is better for his being in it." The pair, who shared heartthrob status in their heyday, starred together in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969 and again in The Sting, in 1973. A testament to their easygoing friendship: Redford famously gave Newman a dented, »

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2008 | 2000

7 articles from 2008

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