Charlie Chaplin Quotes

People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. Nowhere can you own a laugh.
Tommy Chong

Best, Mean, Laugh

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 for their early work and subjected to exhaustive attack when later works were thought to be inferior. Both developed their art without so much as a nodding glance toward their peers.
Jon Landau

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

Great, Movies, May

When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first.
Michel Hazanavicius

Movies, Everyone, Speak

If you know anything about James Whitcomb Riley, you know that Little Orphan Annie is one of the most fantastic characters who ever lived in America before Charlie Chaplin.
Marguerite Young

Before, America, Lived

I watched every single Charlie Chaplin film.
Chevy Chase

Single, Film, Chaplin

I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life.
Josh Gad

Life, Amazing, Powerful

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 the '90s, I was watching Charlie Chaplin films, because I was a bit of a geek. I became obsessed with this idea of physical comedy.
Josh Gad

Mean, Him, Kids

My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.
Alex Winter

Favorite, Favorites, Chaplin

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as they ever were.
Leonard Maltin

Funny, Great, Today

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 talk about Charlie Chaplin.
Emma Stone

Movies, Talk, Excited

There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination.
Zac Posen

Great, Greatest, Career

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