101+ Best Charlie Chaplin Quotes, And Sayings

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Charlie Chaplin was a pioneering English actor, director, and filmmaker who was a key figure in the development of the early film industry. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest comedic actors of all time and is best known for his on-screen persona “The Tramp,” a character he portrayed in many of his films. With a unique blend of physical comedy, slapstick humor, and pathos, Chaplin created a timeless legacy that continues to be celebrated today. He

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat, and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

The best thing in life is to go ahead with all your plans and your dreams, to embrace life and to live every day with passion, to lose and still keep the faith, and to win while being grateful. All of this is because the world belongs to those who dare to go after what they want. And because life is really too short to be insignificant.

Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Life can be wonderful if you’re not afraid of it. All it needs is courage, imagination… and a little dough.

Charlie Chaplin Quotes

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

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane, and a derby hat. Everything is a contradiction: the pants are baggy, the coat tight, the hat small, and the shoes large.

My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.

Life can be wonderful if you’re not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination… and a little dough.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

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.

Let us strive for the impossible. The great achievements throughout history have been the conquest of what seemed impossible.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can’t help it. It’s the truth.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.

Let us aim for victory in the spring. You in the factories, you in the fields, you in uniforms; you citizens of the world, let us work and fight towards that end. You, official Washington, and you, official London, let us make this our aim – victory in the spring.

Why should poetry have to make sense?

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

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

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

If we hold this thought, work with this thought, and live with this thought, it will generate a spirit that will increase our energy and quicken our drive

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations, or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know ‘That is life’!

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles

Let us strive for the impossible. Remember the great achievements throughout history have been the conquest of what seemed the impossible.

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

A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk.

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

Actors search for rejection. If they don’t get it they reject themselves.

The mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself

The hate of men will pass, 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.

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is

Why haven’t you become a citizen?’ said another voice. ‘I see no reason to change my nationality. I consider myself a citizen of the world,’ I answered.

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does not need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

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

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it

And in a response to an interrogator from the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1948, Chaplin said,

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. – Charlie Chaplin

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

We might as well die to go on living like this.

myself as much a citizen of America as anybody else and my great love has always been here in this country […] at the same time I don’t feel I am allied to any one particular country. I feel I am a citizen of the world. I feel that when the day comes when we have the barriers down and so forth so people come and go all around the world and be a part of any country, and I have always felt that about citizenship.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even out of trouble.

Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh, and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.

That’s the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is not good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first, I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is Love of Oneself.

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.

The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way.

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

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations, or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles.

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish… The trouble is you won’t fight. You’ve given in, continually dwelling on sickness and death. But there’s something just as inevitable as death, and that’s life. Life, life, life. Think of all the power that’s in the universe, moving the earth, growing the trees. That’s the same power within you if you only have the courage and the will to use it.

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

Think about yourself at least once in your life otherwise, you may miss the best comedy in this world.

I feel I am privileged to express hope. The hope is this: that we shall have peace throughout the world, that we shall abolish wars and settle all international differences at the conference table, and that we shall abolish all atom and hydrogen bombs before they abolish us. The future of the modern world demands modern thinking. Therefore, let us use the full force of our intelligence instead of obsolete homicidal methods in settling our international differences.

You’ll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile.

You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret.

I have many problems in my life. But my lips don’t know that. They always smile.

Simplicity is not a simple thing.

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

Tomorrow, the birds will sing. Be brave. Face life.

Imagination means nothing without doing.

Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul.

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

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

It isn’t the ups and downs that make life difficult; it’s the jerks.

I do not need drugs to be a genius, do not take a genius to be human, but I need your smile to be happy. – Charlie Chaplin

My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh.

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

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