Chevy Chase Quotes
"Every Vacation movie didn't just make the studio money. They each made the studio a lot of money."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Money, Vacation)
"A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Humor)
"All my children inherited perfect pitch."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Children)
"Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default."
- Chevy Chase
"They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Actors)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Facts, May)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Right, Washington)
"We never could have performed live for an hour and a half every week if we were doing drugs."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Drugs)
"I don't know if my looks will ever get any better, but my pratfalls sure won't."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Will)
"There are very few solid family films. A lot of the writing is awful."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Family, Writing)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: People, Attention, First)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: People, Fact, Want)
"The best comedy I ever did was when people didn't know who I was."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: People, Comedy)
"Television doesn't make stars. It's the written media, the press, that makes stars."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Media, Press, Stars, Television)
"Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Personality, Pets)
"Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my 3-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Kids, Kissing, Romantic, Wrong)
"Most of the films I've done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming."
- Chevy Chase
"It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Idea, Celebrity)
"It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Movies, Years)
"If you're in the White House, it's your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Friend, Want)
"I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not."
- Chevy Chase
"I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Attitude, School)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Will)
"I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Movies)
"I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Fans, Stars)
"I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Business, Actor, Being, Mind, Now)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Age, Movies, Daughters, Seasons, Trying)
"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."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: Friend, Fun, Lying, Question)
"Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand."
- Chevy Chase
(Related: People)