9 quotes by Charles Chaplin

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

Comedy

3.0 · 48 votes

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

Future

4.9 · 50 votes · 115 reads

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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.

Patience

3.1 · 34 votes · 200 reads

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

Public

4.2 · 62 votes · 141 reads

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I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President.

America

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Charles Chaplin

Virtues
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.
4.1 · 25 votes · 166 reads
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Virtues
In the end, everything is a gag.
4.0 · 7 votes · 124 reads
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Art and Culture
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
4.3 · 56 votes · 45 reads
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Art and Culture
The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.
3.5 · 23 votes · 56 reads
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