Zitat des Tages von Chevy Chase:
Comparing 'Christmas Vacation' to 'It's A Wonderful Life' is the silliest thing. That film starred the greatest movie actor of all time, and the idea that our movie could ever be connected in some fashion to something so brilliant and beautiful always made feel like, 'That's all they had to write about?'
Damn, I had some great moves. I still have them; I'm just not using them at home a lot.
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.
A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.
I prefer movies because the money is better and certainly because you really know where you stand when you are making movies, and I have made a lot of them: 50-something - I don't know.
I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.
I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now.
It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it.
It's so important, people laughing.
Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default.
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.
I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.
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.
It's not like I am working with the great innovators of all time, but at the same time, they are my friends.
I was a young, new, hot star, and I had this unbelievable arrogance. As time went on, the strident narcissism and arrogance slowly diminished. But I was definitely there. I'm older now. And a big crybaby.
Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my three-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.
I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not.
I have been asked to direct many times and usually said no.
It wasn't as if I was simply some guy who had never seen the other side of the tracks.
All my children inherited perfect pitch.
For me, what makes you laugh makes you laugh.
The best advice I can give you about falling is to never land.
The raising of an eyebrow, how you do it; when you look, how you look. All those little things are physical.
There are very few solid family films. A lot of the writing is awful.
I don't know if my looks will ever get any better, but my pratfalls sure won't.
They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase.
I have three daughters. I wanted them to be raised where there are real seasons and where everyone their age wasn't trying to get into movies.
Television doesn't make stars. It's the written media, the press, that makes stars.
If you're in the White House, it's your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want.
Anything I have blown a lot of money on? Well, I have three daughters and a wife - that's four women, and I'm working on a sitcom, so you could say that I am just trying to stay alive!
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 of the films I've done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming.
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.
It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.
Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand.
I watched every single Charlie Chaplin film.