Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBEwas an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the silent era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 April 1889
CityWalworth, England
Soldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!
What a sad business is being funny!
I am known in parts of the world by people who have never heard of Jesus Christ.
Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.
Had I known of the actual horrors of the German concentration camps, I could not have made The Great Dictator, I could not have made fun of the homicidal insanity of the Nazis.
I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror
Dictators free themselves by enslaving others. They work not for your benefit, but their own.
I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone.
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'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.
What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning!