I never mean to be disrespectful, and I don't mean to be a wise guy. Charles Grodin More Quotes by Charles Grodin More Quotes From Charles Grodin Tom doesn't have any principles, or if he does, he puts them aside whenever they're inconvenient. The truth hurts, doesn't it, Tom? Charles Grodin principles hurt doe I don't miss acting. I don't even see movies. I don't see plays. I don't watch television. Charles Grodin acting missing play I don't accept what people say. I took something to be copied recently, to be enlarged and blown up, and they said it couldn't be done, and I went somewhere five minutes away, and they did it. Charles Grodin accepting done people I don't want to have anything to do with the government. And yet if we don't have any regulations, there goes civilization, there goes security, and there goes protecting you against what people are going to sell you. Charles Grodin government civilization people It seems there are no rich on death row. Charles Grodin death-row rich seems Everyone is having a harder time than it appears. Charles Grodin harder I enjoy comedic things. People don't understand it's the hardest thing to do. We have a ratio of 25-to-1 between good dramatic actors and people who are considered good comic actors. Charles Grodin ratios actors people I wouldn't even dare read the Torah, let alone attempt a witty observation on the Torah. Charles Grodin torah dare witty I would rather people take me as straightforward and not have to wonder if I'm kidding or not. Because what I have to say, and what I'm interested in doing and communicating, is worthwhile enough that I don't want to muck it up with people being confused about where I'm really coming from. Charles Grodin confused want people With me, personal relationships are like my religion. I care that deeply about them. I am the complete opposite of a manipulative smoothie. Charles Grodin smoothies care opposites I do everything from home. I broadcast commentaries for CBS News Radio every day - from home, on a disk that I mail in. I write a weekly op-ed piece for the 'New York Daily News,' and any books or plays or movies that I'm crazy enough to write, I do that from home. Charles Grodin crazy new-york book Good acting is thinking in front of the camera. I just do that and apply a sense of humor to it. You have to trust the audience to get it. Charles Grodin cameras acting thinking Cancer is enough to get my attention. Charles Grodin cancer survival attention It's hard for me to answer a question from someone who really doesn't care about the answer. Charles Grodin hard care answers I started in movies in 1963, and the first big one was 'Rosemary's Baby' in 1967. While you don't notice it right away, it finally dawns on you that 80% of the time, you're doing nothing. Charles Grodin movies you time baby
