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Charles Durning

Charles Durning

American Actor

Born: Feb 28, 1923

Died: Dec 24, 2012

Acting Actor Anyone Been Stage You

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

Looking Older Teenager Born Since Been Aging

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

You Blame Dog Better Sometimes Top Say Carry Rarely Lead He Longer Him Course Because Always Banana Often Movie They Say Play Flops Second Last Third

I was born a character actor. Charles Durning

Character Character Actor Born Actor

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

Director Down Argued Never Any Anything Turned Producer

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

Work Stage Would Only Had

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

You Money Somewhere Year TV Make Theater Movies Play

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

Life My Life Back Void Almost Dropped Like Decade

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

Country Before Knew Doing Existed Anybody

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

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

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