Chaplin Quotes
46 quotes by 44 authors
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My idol growing up was Charlie Chaplin. I was obsessed with him. I mean, while other kids were watching Jim Carrey and the likes in…
— Josh Gad
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In my day, the only people who achieved real independence were my father, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin, who, with D. W. Griffith, formed United…
— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Chaplin is no businessman
— Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
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We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin…
— Walt Disney
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I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.
— Robert Downey, Jr.
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When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd…
— Dick Van Dyke
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Working with Chaplin was very amusing and strange. His films are so funny, but working with him, I found him to be a very serious…
— Tippi Hedren
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It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.
— Jon Landau
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Bob Dylan may be the Charlie Chaplin of rock n' roll. Both men are regarded as geniuses by their entire audience. Both were proclaimed revolutionaries…
— Jon Landau
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He's my favorite! He wrote and produced, and starred in and cast all of his movies! Can you imagine? I get really excited when I…
— Emma Stone
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Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.
— Gene Tierney
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Chaplin and Keaton are still the best. They know that there is nothing more serious than laughter, an art demanding infinite work, and that as…
— Eduardo Galeano
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Einstein - the greatest Jew since Jesus. I have no doubt that Einstein's name will still be remembered and revered when Lloyd George, Foch and…
— John B. S. Haldane
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I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act.
— Louise Brooks
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There was a period of time when they estimated the two biggest stars in Hollywood were Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Mouse.
— John Lasseter
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The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of people, it spoke…
— Noah Baumbach
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I grew up and I was weaned on the Marx Brothers. They were sort of my all-time favorite. My parents showed me their movies when…
— Joshua Malina
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In my life, I wanted to meet certain people. I never met Charlie Chaplin, but I met Werner Herzog.
— Philippe Petit
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My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.
— Alex Winter
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When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first.
— Michel Hazanavicius
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