Charlie Chaplin

Quotes from Charlie Chaplin, famous silent film star, writer, director and producer, best known for his portrayal of 'the Little Tramp'

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Friends have asked how I came to engender this American antagonism.

Charlie Chaplin on his exile from America

Friends have asked how I came to engender this American antagonism. My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. Although I am not a Communist I refused to fall in line by hating them.  Secondly, I was opposed to the Committee on Un-American Activities— a dishonest phrase to begin with, elastic enough to wrap around the throat and strangle the voice of any American citizen whose honest opinion is a minority of one.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

A day without laughter is a day wasted

A day without laughter is a day wasted. 

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The saddest thing I can imagine is …

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

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In the end …

In the end, everything is a gag.

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