Paul Newman says he doesn't have the
slightest idea which role he'll be remembered most for -- but given the
choice, he'd prefer to be remembered as "number 19 on Nixon's enemies
list!" That was a generation ago, and Newman is still impatient with
politicians. He says if he were president, the first thing he would do is
"detonate Congress...we'd miss a few really good guys...the rest of them
could disappear in a cloud of smoke, and they wouldn't even cast a
shadow...if I kept my books they way they do, I'd be in jail." In some
ways, though Newman comes off as just an old-fashioned boy. He says one of
the things that attracted him to his latest project, "Where the Money Is,"
was that "there's no profanity...I hope there's some hint of sensuality in
it, but there's certainly nothing offensive or anything." Newman isn't wild
about the state of movies these days. He says, "Well, it's awful dry out
there, man. There's not much stuff out there." Newman has been talking a
lot lately about retiring from the movie business, but even he admits "I've
been retiring now for about 15 years. So I gotta make it stick!" He's
hoping to find a project he can do with his wife, Joanne Woodward, for his
final movie. Asked if he considers himself a legend Newman says, "Listen,
I'm just trying to get through the day." [ArcaMax Celebrity Gossip - Posted April 30, 2000.]
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and 'Our Town' Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward share a zeal for Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," which they are bringing back to Broadway.
