3 months ago 29th Sep 09:08
Martin Scorsese Honours Newman.... Movie mogul Martin Scorsese has joined the list of celebrities paying tribute to movie icon Paul Newman, stating the history of film is "unthinkable" without the late actor.
The moviemaker directed Newman in The Color of Money, and recalls fondly the "precious" memories he has of working with the icon, who lost his battle with cancer on Friday (26Sep08).
He says, "It's a great loss, in so many ways. The history of movies without Paul Newman? It's unthinkable. His presence, his beauty, his physical eloquence, the emotional complexity he could conjure up and transmit through his acting in so many movies - where would we be without him?
"In From the Terrace or The Hustler or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or The Verdict or Nobody's Fool, to name just a few pictures that come to mind, he's more than just iconic. In those movies and in many, many others, he created characters that are lasting and durable.
"His powerful eloquence, his consummate sense of craft, so consummate that you didn't see any sense of effort up there on the screen, set a new standard.
"But in addition to being a great actor, one of the greatest really, he was also such a fine, caring man. I will miss him greatly."
Movie couple Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon have also joined those paying tribute to Newman.
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