This is a story of a period between two World Wars — an interim in which insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive, and humanity was kicked around… - Charlie Chaplin

I told him that it was very fine for well-fed, over-paid actors flaunting toughness at these deprived people, who are gentle and nice and, if ever tough, only so because of environment. I asked him how tough he would be if he were living the life that some of these unfortunate families must live. How easy for him, with five meals a day beneath that thrust-out chest with his muscles trained and perfect, trying to start something with these people. Of course they were not tough, but when it comes to four years of War, when it comes to losing an arm or a leg, then they are tough. But they are not going around looking for fights unless there is a reason.

إنني لا أرى الفقر جذاباً، ولا بانياً للشخصية. فالفقر لم يعلمني شيئاً غير تشويه القيم والمقاييس، والتقدير المبالغ فيه لفضائل ومحاسن الأغنياء، والذين يطلق عليهم صف الطبقات الأرقى.

لم تدخل كلمة فن في راسي يوما ، ولا في الالفاظ التي استخدمها ، كان المسرح بالنسبة لي نمطا من الحياة ، لا اكثر