Even cinema icons have to start somewhere, but they dont have to be proud of it. Paul Newman made his acting debut in an historical epic called The Silver Chalice, where he played a Greek artist. He was never shy about his feelings on the film, as he once called it the worst motion picture produced during the 1950s. He invited friends over to his house so they could all laugh at it together, as well as calling it the only movie he regretted making. When a Los Angeles TV station scheduled The Silver Chalice to air for a few nights in 1966, he took the opportunity to warn the public. He paid over a thousand dollars to buy ad space in local newspapers that read simply Paul Newman apologizes every night this week Channel 9. If he hoped that would turn people off his plan backfired; the movie received high ratings every night it was aired.
