“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.”

“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.”

“In the end, everything is a gag.”

“Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.”

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

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.”

“Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural.”

“Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.”

“The glamour of it all! New York! America!”

“The hate of men will pass, and 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.”

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

“To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.”

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

“We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.”

“We think too much and feel too little.”

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