Creative Quotations from . . .
Charlie Chaplin
(1889-1977) born on Apr 16
English "actor, director, composer". "He is considered the greatest comic actor of silent movies, e.g., "The Kid," 1920 and "The Gold Rush," 1924."
 
   
F
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose."

R
"You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world."
A
"All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."
N
"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."
K
"No matter how desperate the predicament is, I'm 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."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Ladies' Home Journal.""
R: "In "Reader's Digest," 1 Jan 1982."
A: ""My Autobiography," ch. 10, 1964."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: "In "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations," by James B. Simpson, 1988."



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