Chevy Chase Quotes

• 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.

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• With Clinton, there’s no question that I would have made fun of his out-and-out lying. But he’s also a good friend.

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  Tags in Friend, Made

• We never could have performed live for an hour and a half every week if we were doing drugs.

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• They can’t make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase.

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  Tags in Might, Talented, Young

• There are very few solid family films. A lot of the writing is awful.

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  Tags in Writing, Films

• 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.

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• 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.

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  Tags in Wanted, Around

• The best comedy I ever did was when people didn’t know who I was.

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  Tags in Best, People

• Television doesn’t make stars. It’s the written media, the press, that makes stars.

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• Most of the films I’ve done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming.

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• Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand.

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• It’s never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.

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  Tags in Pictures, Idea

• It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it.

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• If you’re in the White House, it’s your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want.

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  Tags in Friend, House

• I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not.

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  Tags in Chase

• I watched every single Charlie Chaplin film.

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  Tags in Single, Film

• I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.

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  Topics in Attitude

  Tags in School, Problem

• I think the Clintons are brilliant. I’ve never met a person as intelligent as Bill, and I think Hillary is right up there with him. They’re too smart for Washington.

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  Tags in Smart, Intelligent, Person

• I tell the person I won’t take a picture or sign the autograph, but I will shake their hand. That kind of personal touch is all they’re really seeking.

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  Tags in Person, Kind

• I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.

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  Tags in Made, Good

Chevy Chase (30)

Birth:	8th October, 1943
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter

About

Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase was born in New York City, New York. He is an American comedian, actor and screenwriter. Chase is well known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in four National Lampoon's Vacation films, and for his roles in comedies including Foul Play, Caddyshack, Seems Like Old Times, Fletch, Spies Like Us, and ¡Three Amigos!. He has hosted the Academy Awards twice and briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show. He wrote a one-page spoof on Mission: Impossible for Mad Magazine in 1970 and was a writer for the short-lived Smothers Brothers TV show comeback in the early 1970s. Nonetheless, he received two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his comedy writing and live comic acting.

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