Quote #8

A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny.

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  1. The first thing I did in the studio was to want to tear that camera to pieces. I had to know how that film got into the cutting room, what …
  2. Because of the way I looked on the stage and screen, the public naturally assumed I felt hopeless and unloved in my personal life. Nothing …
  3. Think slow, act fast.
  4. I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures are made without script or written directions of any kind.
  5. I gotta do some sad scenes. Why, I never tried to make anybody cry in my life! And I go 'round all the time dolled up in kippie clothes-wea…
  6. No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.
  7. I said, 'how am I gonna keep from flinching?' He said, 'Look away from me. When I say turn, it'll be there.' He put my head where my feet w…
  8. Charlie Chaplin and I would have a friendly contest: Who could do the feature film with the least subtitles?

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