Quotes from Charlie 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.

I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.

The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men; cries out for universal brotherhood; for the unity of us all.

Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy.

Nothing is more important than the moving image; except for my cup of coffee in the morning.

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

Beauty is an omnipresence of death and loveliness, a smiling sadness that we discern in nature and all things, a mystic communion that the poet feels.

We must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature, or go insane.

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood.

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

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

As for politics, I'm an anarchist. I hate governments and rules and fetters. Can't stand caged animals. People must be free.

Dictators free themselves by enslaving others. They work not for your benefit, but their own.

Over the years I have discovered that ideas come through an intense desire for them; continually desiring, the mind becomes a watchtower on the lookout for incidents that may excite the imagination.

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.

If you're really truthful with yourself, it's a wonderful guidance.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

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.

There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books.

This is a story of a period between two World Wars - an interim in which Insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive, and Humanity was kicked around somewhat.

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.

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down