B. Goren. Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Hollywood Icon Paul Newman to Retire From Acting Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, but he said this week he is retiring from acting. Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting. "I'm not able to work anymore as an actor at the level that I would want to," the 82-year-old Hollywood star told ABC News in an interview released on its Web site Friday. "You start to lose you memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So I think that's pretty much a closed book for me," he said. Newman brought a memorable series of rough, charming and roguish characters to the screen like the alcoholic Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," the quirky "Cool Hand Luke," the suave con man in "The Sting" and the dissolute title character of "Hud." He earned nine Academy Award acting nominations but his only win was for best actor in "The Color of Money" in 1987 as the same pool shark he had played when he was nominated in 1962 for "The Hustler." One of his biggest financial hits came in 1969 with "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," a tongue-in-cheek Western that paired Newman with Robert Redford. The two teamed up again in 1973 as con men in "The Sting." http://www.javno.com/en/lifestyle/clanak.php?id=47465 Quote
paul secor Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Sorry to see this, but he has the right to choose to retire, and it seems he feels that this is the right time. He was fine in later roles in Nobody's Fool and Empire Falls. Quote
Alexander Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Sorry to see this, but he has the right to choose to retire, and it seems he feels that this is the right time. He was fine in later roles in Nobody's Fool and Empire Falls. Now he can devote himself to salad dressing full time! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 Didn't I read this piece a while back? Anyway, he was an interesting actor and seemed to be a positive human being. I wish him and his wife all the best in their remaining time on the planet. Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 This may seem crazy, but the only PN movies I've seen are The Sting, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Road to Perdition. Guy Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 27, 2007 Report Posted May 27, 2007 This may seem crazy, but the only PN movies I've seen are The Sting, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Road to Perdition. Guy That seems crazy. Quote
king ubu Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 This may seem crazy, but the only PN movies I've seen are The Sting, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Road to Perdition. Guy That seems crazy. indeed! go do yourself a favour and watch "Sweet Bird of Youth", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", and that weirdest of all westerns, "Judge Roy Bean", at least! Newman could have retired in the sixties and still be an important actor! Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 He's also a nice guy. Unlike another Westport resident I had regular dealings with, Martha Stewart, he and his wife were always very nice to the help whenever I delivered party supplies there. Even tipped us once when we had to unload ten 60" tables, and that was an easy delivery from the truck right to the garage. Quote
Van Basten II Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 Great actor, sad to see him go, how can i blast a guy who played in Slapshot. Quote
Herb Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 One of my favorite PN films was "Absence of Malice". I also really enjoyed his wheelchair racing comedy bit in Mel Brooks "Silent Movie". Quote
skeith Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 What about Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler, and Hud? ... all great performances and I am sure I am forgetting others. Too bad he got the Oscar for a crappy film. Quote
brownie Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 Paul Newman and a visitor on the set of 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' They appeared together again in the 1961 film 'Paris Blues'. Quote
Aggie87 Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 A couple of others that are worth viewing: The Long Hot Summer (first one with his future wife Joanne Woodward) Paris Blues (a jazz trombonist in Paris - maybe Free For All could star in the remake!) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Slap Shot (ok, not his greatest, but a fun movie still!) Road to Perdition Quote
ghost of miles Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 Paul Newman and a visitor on the set of 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' They appeared together again in the 1961 film 'Paris Blues'. Hoping to see PARIS BLUES soon... James Dean was originally slated for the part Newman took in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME, as well as the Billy the Kid role that Newman took in THE LEFT-HANDED GUN. Quote
catesta Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 "What we've got here is...failure to communicate." Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 "What we've got here is...failure to communicate." Quote
BruceH Posted May 28, 2007 Report Posted May 28, 2007 Sorry to see this, but he has the right to choose to retire, and it seems he feels that this is the right time. He was fine in later roles in Nobody's Fool and Empire Falls. I liked him in Nobody's Fool, but missed Empire Falls. How is that film? This may seem crazy, but the only PN movies I've seen are The Sting, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Road to Perdition. Guy The Hudsucker Proxy has to be one of the most misbegotten films of all time. Not his finest moment, by a long shot. Quote
sal Posted May 29, 2007 Report Posted May 29, 2007 "The Sting" is superb. And I'm glad that he was able to go out on a big screen high note with "Road of Perdition". His performance there was so touching and sad....better than the film itself, actually. Quote
paul secor Posted May 29, 2007 Report Posted May 29, 2007 Sorry to see this, but he has the right to choose to retire, and it seems he feels that this is the right time. He was fine in later roles in Nobody's Fool and Empire Falls. I liked him in Nobody's Fool, but missed Empire Falls. How is that film? I liked Nobody's Fool better, but Empire Falls is definitely worth seeing. Both films are based on novels by Richard Russo, and Paul Newman is fine in both. Quote
skeith Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 A couple of others that are worth viewing: The Long Hot Summer (first one with his future wife Joanne Woodward) Paris Blues (a jazz trombonist in Paris - maybe Free For All could star in the remake!) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Slap Shot (ok, not his greatest, but a fun movie still!) Road to Perdition So right Aggie. I am not even a hockey fan but Slap Shot is a great movie and an much more profound meditation on sports and American culture than at first glance. Quote
Ron S Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 The Verdict. This time I'll try saying it real softly. Amazing performance. Maybe a bit too understated for this crowd. Quote
BERIGAN Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 What's sad is that the decision is probably made easier by the few good roles for older actors these days..... Guy, see at least see Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid! Quote
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