I loved his performance in Nobody's Fool. That's the kind of old man I want to be.
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
Tara ,'Empty Places'
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Sean K - Sep 27, 2008 8:29:57 am PDT #8213 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
beekaytee - Sep 27, 2008 11:18:06 am PDT #8214 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
If it weren't for Paul Newman, the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament would never have made it from LA to DC. When the parent organization (which promised us Club Med across America on foot) went toes up, the state would not let us move our camp without our own sanitation services.
Newman gave us the money to build the porta-potties that served us well for 3742 miles and the funds to buy a 'honey wagon.'
He saved us. And given his renowned scatological humor, it always seemed appropriate that he helped us get our shit together.
Bless him.
And Joanne, who directed a one woman play called The Depot, starring Shirley Knight as a suburban woman who dedicates her life to nuclear disarmament.
They are both noble folk.
SailAweigh - Sep 27, 2008 1:50:44 pm PDT #8215 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
bonny, that is so cool! I love hearing about people who made good and insist on giving back in meaningful ways with personal attention, not just throwing money at things hoping they'll go away.
SailAweigh - Sep 27, 2008 1:50:50 pm PDT #8216 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Whoops! Finger too quick on the trigger.
evil jimi - Sep 27, 2008 5:09:56 pm PDT #8217 of 10000
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
and let's not forget his sauces and dressings. Paul Newman's Own is delicious stuff and proceeds go to charity, so even more delectable.
quester - Sep 27, 2008 5:30:39 pm PDT #8218 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I think his best performance was in The Verdict - an underrated movie that still lingers in my memory.
Can't be said enough. this is the one he should have won the Oscar for.
Sad now.
P.M. Marc - Sep 27, 2008 8:00:10 pm PDT #8219 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think his best performance was in Slap Shot (seriously, there's just so much there in that one), but my favorite will always be The Sting.
I kind of want to rewatch Twilight, but I know my spouse hated it as much as I loved it.
DavidS - Sep 27, 2008 8:22:58 pm PDT #8220 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think his best performance was in Slap Shot
Great movie, and a great performance. True dat. As Manohla Dargis' obit noted, he started to specialize in late-life fuckups around then. Which is a little odd considering (a) he was a viable movie star for way longer than just about anybody and (b) he was very successful at a number of things besides acting.
Barb - Sep 28, 2008 4:03:03 am PDT #8221 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
I think one of the tricks to both his success and his longevity once he hit middle age, was that he was never afraid to play his age, but at the same time, was never afraid to portray characters not acting their age.
It was such a contradiction and I imagine, damned hard to pull off for anyone not as talented and as comfortable in their own skin as he was.
Theodosia - Sep 28, 2008 4:03:51 am PDT #8222 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I guess he really knew how to channel his Inner Loser.