Durning Charles Quotes & Sayings

If I had my druthers, I would do only stage work. — Charles Durning

Decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. — Winston S. Churchill

That place that no one knows about - horrifying things we keep secret. A lot of that is released through acting. — Charles Durning

Dancing came easy for me. Acting came hard. — Charles Durning

Some people make it hard for me to believe in universal evolution. — Natalie Clifford Barney

Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don't. — Charles Durning

Sorry about that," Ramil said awkwardly, gesturing to himself and then into the hall. "The messenger made it sound as if I had to come at once."

"A wise king never hurries without knowing to what he goes," said Lagan, quoting from the Book of Monarchs,one of Ramil's least favorite texts from his days in the schoolroom.

"Yes, but the wise son jumps when his father whistles," Ramil countered. — Julia Golding

I'd like to have a decade of my life back. I dropped into a void for almost a decade. — Charles Durning

We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it. — Biz Stone

I never turned down anything and never argued with any producer or director. — Charles Durning

I can't count how many of my friends are in the cemetery at Normandy, the heroes are still there, the real heroes. — Charles Durning

I was doing judo before anybody knew it existed in this country. — Charles Durning

I was born looking older - and I've been aging since I was a teenager. — Charles Durning

I was born a character actor. — Charles Durning

In order for your dreams to come true, you've got to stay awake. — Charles Durning

You make the money in movies and TV so you can do theater. I do a play a year ... somewhere. — Charles Durning

You're out there on a high wire without a net, and that's the way actors operate. They have to be fearless about how they work and they have to create a life for the audience in 90 minutes and make them believe. — Charles Durning

I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me 'What is acting?' And I said, 'Acting is listening.' And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening. — Charles Durning

I lack confidence as an actor. — Charles Durning

There are many secrets in us, in the depths of our souls, that we don't want anyone to know about. — Charles Durning

I'm here to tell you, there ain't much forgiveness in that old-time religion. That particular savior was a mean son of a bitch. If you sinned, honey, he was going to get you, no doubt about it. — Ava Gardner

There's no nobility with war. It's tear-'em-up destruction that leaves you frustrated, bitter and angry ... If you really knew what it was like for an hour, you wouldn't want anyone to go through it. — Charles Durning

I think I've done 200 plays and 125 movies, so I've been very lucky to have made a living at acting. — Charles Durning

the thirteenth-century mystic Jelaluddin Rumi, reject orthodoxy of any kind: I hold to no religion or creed, am neither Eastern nor Western, Muslim or infidel, Zoroastrian, Christian, Jew or Gentile. I come from neither land nor sea, am not related to those above or below, was not born nearby or far away, do not live either in Paradise or on this Earth, claim descent not from Adam and Eve or the Angels above. I transcend body and soul. My home is beyond place and name. It is with the beloved, in a space beyond space. — Stephen Kinzer

Acting is ephemeral. You can't hang it on a wall. You can't throw it off. And you can't bring it out of a closet. It's there one night and it's gone the next, at least with stage acting anyhow. — Charles Durning

Of course, I'm not often the top dog, but sometimes it's better not to be top dog, because you last longer. If a movie or play flops, you always blame the lead. They say, 'He couldn't carry it.' They always blame him. But they rarely blame the second or third banana. — Charles Durning