Coming off his critically acclaimed performance in the movie Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman has decided to move from in front of the camera lens to behind it and take a crack at directing. This change in career is sure to be stressful — not to mention having both your wife and daughter on set as actresses — but as ‘King Cool’, Newman knows the tricks of the trade to remain calm under pressure. And it seems that spending a few days on the Atlantic Ocean, with fishing rods and beers in hand, is the best way to do so — we wouldn’t disagree.

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