“To that extent that you can sustain and maintain that childlike part of your personality is probably the best part of acting.”

—  Paul Newman

Quoted in "Paul Newman's Road To Glory", interview with Paul Fischer, Film Monthly (2002-07-01)

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American actor and film director 1925–2008

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