I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.
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.
Charlie Chaplin

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President.
Charlie Chaplin

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.
Charlie Chaplin

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

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