Top 35 Chevy Chase Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— Chevy Chase

2. “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

3. “I am a clown, just without the painted smile.”

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4. “How much do I owe you?”

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

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

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7. “All my children inherited perfect pitch.”

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

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9. “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

10. “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.”

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11. “Every Vacation movie didn’t just make the studio money. They each made the studio a lot of money.”

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12. “Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.”

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13. “I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.”

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

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

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16. “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.”

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17. “I don’t know if my looks will ever get any better, but my pratfalls sure won’t.”

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

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

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20. “I watched every single Charlie Chaplin film.”

— Chevy Chase

21. “My father was the funniest guy I ever met. I’m not sure if I stole his stuff or if I inherited it.”

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22. “I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars.”

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23. “It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it.”

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24. “Most of the films I’ve done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming.”

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25. “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

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

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27. “The best comedy I ever did was when people didn’t know who I was.”

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28. “It’s never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.”

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29. “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

30. “What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance.”

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

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32. “I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don’t mind being an actor so much now.”

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33. “If you’re in the White House, it’s your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want.”

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34. “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.”

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35. “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

36. “Television doesn’t make stars. It’s the written media, the press, that makes stars.”

— Chevy Chase

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

— Chevy Chase