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 Read Quote
There are many secrets in us, in the depths of our souls, that we don’t want anyone to know about. Charles Durning Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
You make the money in movies and TV so you can do theater. I do a play a year… somewhere. Charles Durning Read Quote
I’d like to have a decade of my life back. I dropped into a void for almost a decade. Charles Durning Read Quote
