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

~Charles Durning

Topics: About Acting Horrifying Keep Knows Lot Place Released Secret Things Through

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

~Charles Durning

Topics: Had Only Stage Work Would

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

~Charles Durning

Topics: Make Money Movies Play Somewhere Theater Tv Year You

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

~Charles Durning

Topics: Almost Back Decade Dropped Life Like My Life Void

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

~Charles Durning

Topics: Anybody Before Country Doing Existed Knew

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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

Topics: About Actor Audience Believe Create Fearless High How Life Make Minutes Net Operate Out Them Way Wire Without Work You 90 Minutes

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Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don't.

~Charles Durning

Topics: Sometimes Succeed You

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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

Topics: Acting Anyhow Bring Closet Ephemeral Gone Hang Least Next Night Off One Night Out Stage Throw Wall You

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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

Topics: Acting Been Done Living Lucky Made Movies Plays Think Very I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: February 28th, 1923

Died: December 24th, 2012

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