““to convince Karno to give the young aspiring actor a chance. At first, Karno was a bit incredulous, and despite Chaplin’s previous success as a child actor, Karo now perceived the 18-year-old as being a bit of a misfit with his cast. In his own words, he considered him to be a bit too much of a “pale, puny, sullen-looking youngster” and Karno believed that Chaplin “looked much too shy to do any good in the theater.” Charlie Chaplin was determined to prove him wrong, and during his very first show with Karno’s theatrical company, he was able to wow the crowd””
![“He [Charlie Chaplin] was always playing as if it were to the camera, if you've seen the live shots of him when he's going to an opening night or something like that. And the skills that he had were beyond my ability to throw together. You just couldn't really compete with him. He was too athletic…” quote by Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/429/eddie-izzard-1732_ability_he-charlie-chaplin-was-always-playing-as_2566917.jpg)
