Chaplin Quotes

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I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in everything… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh,… — Tommy Chong
Charlie Chaplin's genius was in comedy. He has no sense of humor, particularly about himself. — Lita Grey
Making people laugh is one of the highest achievements you can have. And when you can make someone laugh and cry, alternatively, as Chaplin does… — Elliott Erwitt
Charlie Chaplin and I would have a friendly contest: Who could do the feature film with the least subtitles? — Buster Keaton
Well, you cannot think of cinema now, and you cannot think of cinema in the UK and not place Chaplin in the most extraordinary elevated… — Richard Attenborough
I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me. — Navid Negahban
The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry — Martin Landau
American culture has a lot of great moustaches in its history. Mark Twain had a great moustache, Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin ... but Zappa, he's… — Matt Groening
I don't want to compare myself to him - I don't want people to see me as this great genius - but when I see… — Michel Gondry
I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was… — Lasse Hallstrom
I'm in the back of a limousine with Charlie Chaplin and itâ€™s 1928. Charlie is beautiful; his body language seems to skip, and reel and… — Geoff Ryman
I know of only six genuine comic geniuses in movie history; Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx & Harpo Marx, Peter Sellers, and W.C. Fields. — Woody Allen
Charles Chaplin makes a million dollars a year out of a funny, shuffling walk and a pair of baggy trousers, because he does "something different."… — Napoleon Hill
There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie… — Zac Posen
I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching… — Josh Gad
I wanted to live where I could pop to the bar that Humphrey Bogart took Lauren Bacall to, or the little restaurant where Charlie Chaplin… — Ashley Jensen
Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as… — Leonard Maltin
If you know anything about James Whitcomb Riley, you know that Little Orphan Annie is one of the most fantastic characters who ever lived in… — Marguerite Young
I watched every single Charlie Chaplin film. — Chevy Chase

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