Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin was a comedic actor and director, usually known by his stage name of Charlie Chaplin.

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That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

Charlie Chaplin

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

Charlie Chaplin

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Charlie Chaplin

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.

Charlie Chaplin

I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.

Charlie Chaplin

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Charlie Chaplin

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

Charlie Chaplin

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.

Charlie Chaplin

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.

Charlie Chaplin

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Charlie Chaplin

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.

Charlie Chaplin

I am for people. I can't help it.

Charlie Chaplin

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.

Charlie Chaplin

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning!

Charlie Chaplin

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

Charlie Chaplin

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

Charlie Chaplin

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.

I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.

In the end, everything is a gag.

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

We think too much and feel too little.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.

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.

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.

I am for people. I can't help it.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning!

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.