Charlie Chaplin

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

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.

Charlie Chaplin


To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.

Charlie Chaplin


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

Charlie Chaplin


Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Charlie Chaplin


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

Charlie Chaplin


The glamour of it all! New York! America!

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


“Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.”

Charles Chaplin


Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

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


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


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


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

Charlie Chaplin


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

Charlie Chaplin


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

Charlie Chaplin


“You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.”

Charles Chaplin


“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.”

Charles Chaplin

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