Chevy Chase Quotes & Sayings

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. — Chevy Chase

What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance. — Chevy Chase

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. — Chevy Chase

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. — Chevy Chase

It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering. — Chevy Chase

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

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

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

I'm going to give you a little advice. There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball. — Chevy Chase

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

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

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

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

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

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. — Chevy Chase

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

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

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

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

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

I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now. — Chevy Chase

Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish. — 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

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

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

Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people. — Chevy Chase

It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it. — Chevy Chase

Fame is a very unnatural human condition. When you stop to realize that Abraham Lincoln was probably never seen by more than 400 people in a single evening, and that I can enter over 40 million homes in a single evening due to the power of television, you have to admit the situation is not normal. — Chevy Chase

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

How much do I owe you? — Chevy Chase

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

My father was the funniest guy I ever met. I'm not sure if I stole his stuff or if I inherited it. — Chevy Chase

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am a clown, just without the painted smile. — Chevy Chase

All my children inherited perfect pitch. — Chevy Chase

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

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

I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars. — Chevy Chase

I feel like a hundred dollars. — Chevy Chase

You can't observe as much if you're observed by others. — Chevy Chase

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

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

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