Charlie Chaplin Quotes

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

A day without laughter is a day wasted.
Charlie Chaplin

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

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

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

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

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!
Charlie Chaplin
