Paul Newman

An e-mail this morning writes, "Eager to see the stories you'll have about Paul Newman." Wish I had one for you. I never met the man and somehow never even saw a majority of what they say were his best films. What I did see I liked, of course. I guess I was most impressed by the fact that opinions on Newman were so close to unanimous: Everyone admired him as both an actor and a philanthropist. I've heard "bad" stories about almost all the major stars misbehaving on the set or treating others poorly. Not Paul Newman. He leaves behind a legacy of good movies, good food products and good feelings. You can't do much better than that.