Chaplin, Charlie quotes
1889-1977 British Comic Actor FilmmakerFailure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
Chaplin, Charlie
Future
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
Chaplin, Charlie
Luxury
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
Chaplin, Charlie
Laughter
I remain just one thing, and one thing only -- and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.
Chaplin, Charlie
Jokes and Jokers
In the end, everything is a gag.
Chaplin, Charlie
Humor
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
Chaplin, Charlie
Patience
Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.
Chaplin, Charlie
Movies
I don t believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.
Chaplin, Charlie
Public
I have no further use for America. I wouldn t go back there if Jesus Christ was President.
Chaplin, Charlie
America
All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
Chaplin, Charlie
Comedy and Comedians
The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.
Chaplin, Charlie
Acting and Actors
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
Chaplin, Charlie
Comedy and Comedians