Charlie Chaplin

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

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

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.

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.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.

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

I love rain because tears can not be seen in rain.

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh.But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.

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

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl.

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

Patriotism is too deep a feeling to depict in the posing for a photograph.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

We think too much and feel too little.