“I was raised forties style to believe that a woman should be both wife & mistress to her husband, and only in that could she find true fulfillment. I bought into that philosophy, and it caused me grief…Although I loved being wife & mistress to my husband, I was bothered. I had always acted and had always wanted to be a major star, but because of my upbringing, I thought there must be something wrong with me for wanting to be more than a wife & mistress.

If I hadn’t been torn in my desires, I might have attained both stardom and a happy marriage. But I never felt I had the option.”

-Joanne Woodward

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, summarized in one screencap (1958, dir. Richard Brooks, starring Paul Newman & Elizabeth Taylor)

“Ever since Slapshot I’ve been swearing more. I knew I had a problem one day when I turned to my daughter and said: ‘Would you please pass the fucking salt?’”

-Paul Newman (via drmacro)

Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward struggle to get through the crowd at the premiere of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. It’s not clear what that crazy-eyed fan is struggling to do, but judging from the expression on Woodward’s face, she’s going to regret it.

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Paul Newman on the set of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, dir. George Roy Hill ) (photo by Jimmy Mitchell, via)

Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958, dir. Richard Brooks) 

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Paul Newman & Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, dir. George Roy Hill)

Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward, 1961. Photo by Martin Munkacsi.

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Robert Redford & Paul Newman during the filming of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, dir. George Roy Hill) (via)

Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward vacationing across Israel during the filming of Exodus (1959) Photographer: Leo Fuchs 

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A few more matte painted scenes from Torn Curtain (1966, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) Artist: Albert Whitlock