Paul Newman

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q41871: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to The Color of Money, which The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame credits them on.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: The Glass Menagerie (1987); Harry & Son. Count them as actor (21 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Tom Cruise: 2 lines

  1. unmapped (mentor anecdote) · them, directly: Paul Newman ⇒ Tom Cruise (the maker said so: Cruise on Graham Norton and the Nerdist podcast). Cruise's story: Newman had a PA bring a warm coat and heater between takes and said 54 pictures, kid, teaching him the craft of the job.
    “And Paul Newman says something like 54 pictures, kid. basically implying like, I've learned how to make movies.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 1:14:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (torch passing) · them, directly: Paul Newman ⇒ Tom Cruise (the host's read). Cruise was number one and Newman tenth in the 1986 Quigley poll, so the narrative was Cruise taking the torch; Cruise modeled himself on Newman but went the Redford route.
    “Cruz did kind of model himself after Newman in some ways, but ultimately went more of the Redford route”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:34 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Denzel Washington: 1 line

  1. lineage (star lineage) · them, directly: Paul Newman ⇒ Denzel Washington (the host's read). The actor-and-movie-star blend passes from Newman to Denzel to Leo.
    “Newman then passes it to Denzel, then Denzel passes it to Leo.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

The Color of Money (1986): 1 line

  1. unmapped (mentorship) · them, directly: Paul Newman ⇒ The Color of Money (the host's read). Cruise picked up tips on managing movie stardom from Paul Newman on The Color of Money.
    “he picked up from the Paul Newmans of the world when appearing in the color of money.”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 0:44:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (2) everyone in directing

Acting (41) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (8)

  1. career (late-career persona): The Hudsucker Proxy → Paul Newman. In Hudsucker Newman plays the old man as comedic evil, a heightened version of the elder-statesman role.
    “Which Hudsucker, he's obviously doing full on old man, but also full on evil.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:02:49 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Brad Pitt → Paul Newman. Late-career Pitt resembles Paul Newman in The Color of Money, embracing the twilight phase.
    “Paul Newman, color of money era, like maybe a little younger than Paul Newman was at that point”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:19:06 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career kinship): Paul Newman → Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo's careful choice of movies and parts reminds Bill of Newman's.
    “the way Leo just very carefully picks his movies and his parts reminds me of Newman.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:49 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. career (career tone): Paul Newman → The Sting. The Sting is the movie Bill associates him with most but sees it as his most easygoing, cruising performance.
    “I think it's also his most easygoing performance.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:14:44 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  5. career (late-career move): Paul Newman → Clint Eastwood. Newman and Eastwood both chose to age themselves into reflective roles before Hollywood aged them out; Cruise did the opposite.
    “before they age me out, I'm gonna age myself out.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:22:01 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  6. career (career arc): Brad Pitt → Paul Newman. Pitt's path from heartthrob to weathered roles mirrors Newman's from Hud to The Verdict.
    “he always reminds me of Newman, where it's like there's this really, really like heart throb beginning”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:07:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  7. career (career): Paul Newman → Sean Fennessey. Newman's effortless career, good taste and social conscience is the one Sean would want.
    “excellent taste, and he made a handful of movies that will live forever”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:26:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  8. career (career): Paul Newman → The Verdict. Newman's charm carries the film and a flawed character.
    “Newman just fits”
    The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:11:54 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (Oscar loss): Paul Newman → Cool Hand Luke. He lost for Cool Hand Luke to Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night, in a year with Beatty and Hoffman rising.
    “He loses to Rod Steiger for in the heat of the night.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:04:02 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  2. industry (Oscar loss): Paul Newman → Absence of Malice. Newman lost for Absence of Malice to Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond.
    “and then he loses for absence of malice the year, like a few years before this, to Henry Fonda for on Golden Pond.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 3:00:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (star lineage): Paul Newman → Denzel Washington. The actor-and-movie-star blend passes from Newman to Denzel to Leo.
    “Newman then passes it to Denzel, then Denzel passes it to Leo.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (persona blend): Bruce Willis → Paul Newman. Willis split the difference between Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman as persona.
    “it seems like he's trying to split the difference between like Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman in terms of the persona.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:11:11 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

unmapped (5)

  1. unmapped (voice role): Paul Newman → Cars. Newman's late gravelly voice evolves into Doc Hudson, the grumpy small-town judge who was a racing legend.
    “The voice changes. He becomes Doc Hudson.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:00:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (mentor anecdote): Tom Cruise → Paul Newman. Cruise's story: Newman had a PA bring a warm coat and heater between takes and said 54 pictures, kid, teaching him the craft of the job.
    “And Paul Newman says something like 54 pictures, kid. basically implying like, I've learned how to make movies.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 1:14:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (torch passing): Tom Cruise → Paul Newman. Cruise was number one and Newman tenth in the 1986 Quigley poll, so the narrative was Cruise taking the torch; Cruise modeled himself on Newman but went the Redford route.
    “Cruz did kind of model himself after Newman in some ways, but ultimately went more of the Redford route”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:34 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  4. unmapped (charisma peak): Paul Newman → Slap Shot. Slap Shot is Newman's charisma picture as an older, beaten-up star.
    “for Paul Newman, it's slapshot, weirdly.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:07:49 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. unmapped (mentorship): The Color of Money → Paul Newman. Cruise picked up tips on managing movie stardom from Paul Newman on The Color of Money.
    “he picked up from the Paul Newmans of the world when appearing in the color of money.”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 0:44:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (3)

  1. verdict (career best): Paul Newman → The Verdict. The Verdict is named Newman's best performance and the one he should have won an Oscar for.
    “Verdict, I think, is his best performance.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:03:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (career best): Paul Newman → The Hustler. Chris argues The Hustler is the best of the young Newman performances.
    “I think this is the best of the young Newman performances.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 1:03:42 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (career best): Paul Newman → Hud. Hud is claimed as the best young Newman performance and arguably the best screen performance ever.
    “Yeah, my favorite's HUD. For me, it's like 100%. That's like the best screen performance of all time.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 1:03:56 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (casting what-if): Paul Newman → Jaws. Newman turned down Quint in Jaws; Bill thinks he would have made a good Brody, but Quint is Robert Shaw.
    “he turned down Quint.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:14:57 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Paul Newman: When asked why a man would start playing pool again at 52, Newman told Price, why do you race if you don't win every time, and that's the picture.
    “I said, to Paul, why do you race if you don't win every time? ... And uh, Newman just sort of looks at him and goes like, that's the picture.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 1:11:04 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Paul Newman: Chris praises Newman's ability to strike a pose: no overly expressive John Wayne thing, just sit and hold the frame, leaning 10 percent of his weight over.
    “Also, man, Newman just fucking knew how to strike a pose and he could do it in a way where it felt natural.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 1:43:54 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Paul Newman: Altman reportedly quoted Paul Newman on the Stevenson and Scacchi nude scenes, about not seeing the one you want to see.
    “you don't get to see the tit you want to see and you get to see the ones you don't want to see.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:23:36 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Paul Newman: Newman nearly played Quint in Jaws; Bill says he'd have been a better Brody, but Quint is Robert Shaw.
    “he turned down Quint.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:14:57 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Paul Newman: Newman as 'single-handedly vouches for the thing he's in'; Bill might call him his favorite actor of all time.
    “he single-handedly vouches for the thing he's in because he chose the movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:10 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about Paul Newman: Newman became one of only six people to win or be nominated for an Oscar for a part he'd already played; he and Joanne Woodward were the first married couple with his and hers Oscars since Olivier and Leigh.
    “Newman became one of like only 6 people who won and one or even got nominated for an Oscar for playing a part he'd already played.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:58:37 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Paul Newman: Paul Newman has great hair; Amanda ties it to the earlier John Mayer Japanese teak bit.
    “Do you think he discovered Japanese teak before John Mayer or? I tell you what, Paul Newman had great hair.”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:27:39 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)