Joanne Quotes

By the time I was 27, when I had my daughter, I felt I had danced on every tabletop - which I hadn`t. Now I know that I hadn`t. At all. There are plenty of tabletops left, should I wish to dance on them. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)

Growing up in a small town in New England was one of the most aesthetically pleasant experiences that you can have. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)

It`s a shakedown. But I feel grateful that the hard things have been survivable - I`ve been able to learn from them and grow - and that the things that have been like a gift, I`ve had the wherewithal to realize are a gift. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)

As they say in gambling, I`ve gotten to stay at the table. I`ve hung in! They pull the plug on people all the time. The sky hook comes out, and it`s all over. But there are much bigger sky hooks - as well we know. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)

I think a lot of our lives we spend moving forward, leaping from rock to rock, trying to figure it out. But it`s wonderful to feel in the prime of your life. I feel like I`m in the right place and in the right time with myself. (In Style - February 2006 - "Uma In Full Swing" by Joanne Kaufman)

(on Joanne Woodward) Joanne always made it her business to hold back her career while Paul Newman was on the up and up. And that girl is one helluva talented actress. But she knew what side her bread was buttered on and let Paul become the superstar of the family. The result? They`re still happily married today.

(What wife Joanne Woodward thinks of his love for racing) She thinks competitive driving is the silliest thing in the world. It is also very scary for her, and she doesn`t much care for it.

"We are very, very different people and yet somehow we fed off those varied differences and instead of separating us, it has made the whole bond a lot stronger." -on his marriage to Joanne.

(Prior to his divorce from Joanne Whalley): "It`s great. Instead of going out to parties, I go home to my family."

I`ve repeatedly said that for people as little in common as Joanne and myself, we have an uncommonly good marriage. We are actors. We make pictures and that`s about all we have in common. Maybe that`s enough. Wives shouldn`t feel obligated to accompany their husbands to a ball game, husbands do look a bit silly attending morning coffee breaks with the neighborhood wives when most men are out at work. Husbands and wives should have separate interests, cultivate different sets of friends and not impose on the other...You can`t spend a lifetime breathing down each other`s necks.

I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor. You don`t want any woman to look under the carpet, guys, because there`s lots of flaws underneath. Joanne believes my character in a film we did together, `Mr. and Mrs. Bridge` comes closest to who I really am. I personally don`t think there`s one character who comes close . . . but I learned a long time ago not to disagree on things that I don`t have a solid opinion about.

Joanne has always given me unconditional support in all my choices and endeavors, and that includes my race car driving, which she deplores. To me, that`s love.

I have a domestic side. I like the idea of having a family and settling down some day. But Joanne is limited and hasn`t really lived. She`s not worldly. And it comes through in her character.

(The marching band) is a great fraternity of musicians. Joanne is certainly one of those people. She`s one of the bright stars of AHS. We`re proud of her.