Chevy Chase Quotes

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

I feel like a hundred dollars.

A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut without a hole, is a Danish.

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.

Socialism works ... [and] Cuba might prove that. I think it's conclusive that there have been areas where socialism has helped to keep people at least stabilized at a certain level.

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.

Step by step, we will break this cycle of silence, poor information and stigma.

You could knock my teeth out and break my nose, and there'd be something funny about it to me.

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

I am a clown, just without the painted smile.

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.

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

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

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

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

I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not.

Every Vacation movie didn't just make the studio money. They each made the studio a lot of money.

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

I guess I look so straight and normal, nobody expects me to pick my nose and fall.

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.

The best advice I can give you about falling is to never land.

What makes a home home? Animals, and a little bit of clutter.

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

I am just happy that I have children. I don't care what they want to do!

All my children inherited perfect pitch.

Some Harvard guy said that acid would open our minds, pot wouldn't hurt us, and cocaine was benign.

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

Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default.

I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars.

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.

I would love to do a movie with Albert Brooks; we're so different, but I find him so funny, and I can be just as seemingly narcissistic as he comes off, the 'it's all about me' kind of thing.

I don't know if my looks will ever get any better, but my pratfalls sure won't.

Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing, like a dancer or an athlete would have.