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Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer 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 have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President. I hope we shall abolish war and settle all differences at the conference table... I hope we shall abolish all hydrogen and atom bombs before they abolish us first. 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. I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment. 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. 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. I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch. In the end, everything is a gag. Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. |