Charlie Day Quotes

United States, Actor
February 9, 1976

Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and musician. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In film, he is known for his role as Dale in the films Horrible Bosses (2011) and its 2014 sequel, as well as for his roles in Monsters University (2013), Pacific Rim (2013), The Lego Movie (2014), Fist Fight (2017), and Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).

Also known as Screenwriter, Producer, Comedian, Musician

Technically, I'm a New Yorker.

Charlie Day
The idea of doing stand-up is terrifying to me.

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- Up

I waited tables in New York, and when you're in that line of work, you often have a horrible boss.

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- Work
- Boss
Still when I go on talk shows, I worry that I have to live up to a comedic persona.

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- Up
- Live
- Worry
Both of my parents are actually music teachers.

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- Music
- Parents
Starting out, I bet I didn't get a lot of parts because of my strange voice. I'm not consciously thinking, 'Hey, sound like a squeaky dog toy mixed with a bagful of rusty nails.' It's just what my voice has done.

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- Thinking
- Done
- Dog
Knowing that I'm not a model and I'm never going to be has relieved me of the pressure of looking good. If you don't establish yourself as McDreamy then you don't have to live up to it.

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- Up
- Good
- Live
My parents are more likely to know who Franz Liszt is than Snooki.

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- Parents

Well, you know, I don't think anyone who writes a television series has a master plan from the beginning, and knows all the character traits, and everything that's going to happen.

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- Character
- Beginning
Yeah, I've always considered myself a musical person.

Charlie Day
Actors put ourselves in awkward positions all the time.

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- Time
As an actor, sometimes you feel a pressure to change yourself from time to time.

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- Time
Growing up in Rhode Island, my friends would have strung me up if I had been a Yankees fan.

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- Up
- Friends
- Growing
I am a Patsy Cline fan.

Charlie Day

Thinking of Plan B muddies up your chances of succeeding at Plan A.

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- Up
- Thinking
I never saw myself as a comedian. I saw myself as a guy who can act funny.

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- Guy
- Funny