You can think about greatness and generosity and images of a youthful grace and beauty. You can think about children, sick children, playing in camps. Salad dressing. And popcorn.
You can think about him hobbling on a crutch, feigning indifference, while Elizabeth Taylor urged him on in her lingerie. The two most beautiful actors in all of film, and they just argued. You knew how alcoholic and sick Brick was if he wasn't dying for Elizabeth Taylor.
You can think about racing cars and diving into rivers with Redford and, with Redford again, shaking down Robert Shaw.
Left-handed Gun. Hard-boiled eggs. Torn Curtain. Hud. Hudsucker. So many movies. Six decades of them.
Joanne. Paul and Joanne. And their family.
I think of The Verdict. That great scene with Jack Warden, where Frank Galvin is on the phone, begging the other side to reconsider his own reconsideration of their settlement offer. The hyperventilating desperation crushing his pride. One of the greatest scenes in one of the greatest movies of the last 50 years.
God...Newman was a great actor.
And we do look great when we argue dont we? but one party should stop feigning indifference to the other's lingerie.
I wrote about Inflammatory Breast Cancer on my blog, because it is scary to think of a loved one facing this non lump cancer, that is almost hidden in society! http://spiriteddona.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/inflammatory-breast-cancer-i-didn't-have-it-i-deeply-care/
Barbra Streisand
The Way We Were:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEcQS4tXgQ&feature=related
In the article, he was asked if he ever thought about betraying his marriage to the beautiful Joanne Woodward.
He said, "When you have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?"
I thought, now this man respects women.
I am so going to miss him.
"Yeah, well...Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand."
Brilliant.
earth, no airs. I loved his movies and oh, those beautiful blue eyes. He will be sadly missed. My condolence to Joann, their children, and all his many friends who are mourning his passing.
Long live his memory.
Newman was great though.
Thank you for your own work as well..........you are one of our finest actors around, and your love of life, country and family are most apparent. You are actually living up to the high-bar set by Newman. Keep it up. You are brilliant. Your writing and acting make us want to live up to your own very high standards.
Thank you for being who you are.