Quotes from Chevy Chase

Break as few bones as possible and make as much noise as you can.

I guess I look so straight and normal, nobody expects me to pick my nose and fall.

You can't observe as much if you're observed by others.

I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.

Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my 3-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.

I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.

All my children inherited perfect pitch.

Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.

Fame is a very unnatural human condition.

The first thing that happens is that you're overwhelmed by so much attention. It's just so unnatural. Only people who've been in that position can realize what it's like. I mean, you have to be there.

My father was the funniest guy I ever met. I'm not sure if I stole his stuff or if I inherited it.

Thank God I have the right friends.

Every Vacation movie didn't just make the studio money. They each made the studio a lot of money.

There's no vacation from being a parent.

I've usually had two styles: the Fletch character and the Clark Griswold character.

The best advice I can give you about falling is to never land.

The best comedy I ever did was when people didn't know who I was.

I am just happy that I have children. I don't care what they want to do!

I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now.

I prefer movies because the money is better and certainly because you really know where you stand when you are making movies, and I have made a lot of them: 50-something - I don't know.

It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it.

Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.