Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Born into a prominent New York family, he worked a plethora of strange jobs before moving into comedy and began acting with National Lampoon. He immediately became a key cast member in the debut season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring Weekend Update segment soon became a staple of the show...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 October 1943
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
My office became a meeting place where people could come in and talk. One percent of my customers were a bit nutty, and that made for great interest, but frustration, as well.
Socialism works ... [and] Cuba might prove that. I think it's conclusive that there have been areas where socialism has helped to keep people at least stabilized at a certain level.
The best comedy I ever did was when people didn't know who I was.
Fame is a very unnatural human condition. When you stop to realize that Abraham Lincoln was probably never seen by more than 400 people in a single evening, and that I can enter over 40 million homes in a single evening due to the power of television, you have to admit the situation is not normal.
Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand.
The fact was, Ford kept stumbling around. I didn't want him in the White House. I wanted Carter in, and I had a forum of 20 million people watching.
Most people just want you to acknowledge that they did recognize you. Those who want an autograph or a photo is a different matter altogether.
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.
They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase.
Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.
We never could have performed live for an hour and a half every week if we were doing drugs.
I would love to do a movie with Albert Brooks; we're so different, but I find him so funny, and I can be just as seemingly narcissistic as he comes off, the 'it's all about me' kind of thing.
Most of the films I've done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming.
You may have read that I went to M.I.T. In 1982 I filled out a Who's Who survey with joking responses, and they never bothered to check the facts.