Charlie Chaplin Quotes

“The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.”
― Hourly History, Charlie Chaplin: A Life from Beginning to End

“A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk.”
― Hourly History, Charlie Chaplin: A Life from Beginning to End

“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.” —Charlie Chaplin”
― Hourly History, Charlie Chaplin: A Life from Beginning to End

“Walt Disney in fact, later admitted that it was Charlie’s tramp template on which the cartoon character Mickey Mouse had been based.”
― Hourly History, Charlie Chaplin: A Life from Beginning to End

“to convince Karno to give the young aspiring actor a chance. At first, Karno was a bit incredulous, and despite Chaplin’s previous success as a child actor, Karo now perceived the 18-year-old as being a bit of a misfit with his cast. In his own words, he considered him to be a bit too much of a “pale, puny, sullen-looking youngster” and Karno believed that Chaplin “looked much too shy to do any good in the theater.” Charlie Chaplin was determined to prove him wrong, and during his very first show with Karno’s theatrical company, he was able to wow the crowd”
― Hourly History, Charlie Chaplin: A Life from Beginning to End