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

Chevy Chase

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Chevy Chase
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: October 8
Actor
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Cornelius Crane Chase
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Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand.
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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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The best comedy I ever did was when people didn't know who I was.
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Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish
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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.
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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.
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I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars.
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It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering.
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I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.
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A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.
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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.
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I guess I look so straight and normal nobody expects me to pick my nose and fall.
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Some Harvard guy said that acid would open our minds, pot wouldn't hurt us, and cocaine was benign.
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I don't know if my looks will ever get any better, but my pratfalls sure won't.
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If you're in the White House, it's your house, and you can invite whatever friend you want.
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All my children inherited perfect pitch.
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The best advice I can give you about falling is to never land.
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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.
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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.
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