Chevy Chase People Quotations

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Most people just want you to acknowledge that they did recognize you. Those who want an autograph or a photo is a different matter altogether.

My office became a meeting place where people could come in and talk. One percent of my customers were a bit nutty, and that made for great interest, but frustration, as well.

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.