Charlie It's quiet.
Yeah, like a church. Church of the Good Hustler.
Charlie It looks more like a morgue to me. Those tables are the slabs they lay the stiffs on.
I'll be alive when I get out, Charlie.
Played by Myron McCormick 
The Hustler (1961) · 60 quotes
The Hustler (1961) · 60 quotes
5th most-quoted character in The Hustler (1961): in 6 of its 60 quotes
Most scenes with: Eddie Felson (6), Bert Gordon (2)
Scenes with Charlie
6 scenes Charlie Charlie Charlie Quit, he's too good.
Charlie, I'm gonna take him.
Charlie [after they've played all night]
The pool game is over.
The pool game is over when Fats says it's over...I came after him and I'm gonna get him. I'm goin' with him all the way. The pool game is not over until Minnesota Fats says it's over. Is it over, Fats?
[Fats turns to Gordon for the answer.] [to Gordon]
I'm gonna beat him, Mister. I beat him all night and I'm gonna beat him all day. I'm, I'm the best you ever seen, Fats. I'm the best there is. Now even if you beat me, I'm still the best.
Charlie What are ya tryin' to do Eddie? Beat him? You beat him bad. Do you want to kill yourself?
What are ya, chicken, Charlie?
Charlie Yeah, maybe that's it, I'm chicken.
Charlie Burns [to Sarah]
This boy is the greatest pool hustler you ever saw, a real high-class con-man. He can charm anybody into anything. Did he ever tell you how well we've been doing on the road. We had everything. We ate good, we slept late, we had money to burn. Whiskey, dames, excuse me. I'll tell you what, take her along. I'll tell you what else, you don't want to start right away, we won't start it right away. We'll get in the car and drive to Miami, get all this crud out of your system. Have a few laughs, lie in the sun for a couple of weeks.
With what?
Charlie Don't worry about it. I'll raise the money.
Oh yeah, where?
Charlie What's the difference where? I'll raise it.
Charlie The pool game is over.
The pool game is over when Fats says it's over... I came after him and I'm gonna get him. I'm goin' with him all the way. The pool game is not over until Minnesota Fats says it's over. Is it over, Fats? [to Gordon] I'm gonna beat him, Mister. I beat him all night and I'm gonna beat him all day. I'm, I'm the best you ever seen, Fats. I'm the best there is. Now even if you beat me, I'm still the best.
