Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important...
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
When you can’t be honest with people, you can’t ever relax with them.
—Dorothy Koomson in My Best Friend’s Girl