Quotes by Comedians

All those car battles with my brother Ned were excellent training. Even now, on the set, if we're getting into a vehicle, I'll yell 'shotgun' first. Thus forcing Steve Martin into the back of the car. Chevy Chase

Parodies came about because Mr. Ford was actually one of the better athletes of our presidents... but he continually had physical accidents... he was an easy target for me. The main idea was to get people laughing. Chevy Chase

I've usually had two styles: the Fletch character and the Clark Griswold character. Chevy Chase

Character Clark Had Styles Two

The raising of an eyebrow, how you do it; when you look, how you look. All those little things are physical. Chevy Chase

You Little Things Those Eyebrow Physical Look How Little Things Raising

It's incredible. Twenty-three minutes on the air, and I've got to shoot for twelve, fifteen hours a day. What the hell's that? Chevy Chase

Day Hell Incredible Air Minutes Hours Got Shoot Fifteen Twelve

It's about timing and rhythm. But who could be better than Chaplin or Keaton? Chevy Chase

Better Timing Chaplin About Could Than Rhythm Who Keaton

Anything I have blown a lot of money on? Well, I have three daughters and a wife - that's four women, and I'm working on a sitcom, so you could say that I am just trying to stay alive! Chevy Chase

I prefer movies because the money is better and certainly because you really know where you stand when you are making movies, and I have made a lot of them: 50-something - I don't know. Chevy Chase

You Money Better Made Know Because Making Making Movies Lot Where Movies Prefer Them Really Stand Certainly

I turned down 'Forrest Gump.' Chevy Chase

Down Turned

I've been too funny in my life to have to play a character who's... moderately funny. Chevy Chase

Life Funny Character My Life Too Been Moderately Play

I'd never be tied down for five years interviewing TV personalities. Chevy Chase

Down Interviewing TV Never Tied Years Five Personalities

Fame is a very unnatural human condition. Chevy Chase

Unnatural Condition Fame Very Human Human Condition

I'm a New Yorker, and I live in the country. Chevy Chase

Country Live New Yorker New Yorker

It was pretty clear that I was a funny guy, just as a guy. Chevy Chase

Funny Funny Guy Pretty Guy Clear Just

Frank Capra's grandson was a second Assistant Director on 'Christmas Vacation.' Chevy Chase

Christmas Director Frank Grandson Second Vacation Assistant

It's so important, people laughing. Chevy Chase

People Important Laughing Important People

What I found about 'Nashville' coming in is it's about these small performances. It can be on a big stage but detailed, small, heartfelt, real performances from musicians and singers. So if you try to do something bloated or showy, the directors dial us in and let us know. Chip Esten

You Musicians Try Big Stage Detailed About Something Small Directors Performance Know Singers Dial Real Bloated Coming Nashville Heartfelt Us Showy Let Us Found

I had been in a band in college. You kind of need to make a choice between going the music route or going the acting route. I chose acting, figuring I could always do the music on my own. Chip Esten

Doing a scene truthfully is very similar to doing a song truthfully. They're really parallel. Chip Esten

Song Parallel Similar Scene Doing Very Truthfully Really

I felt like I couldn't meet a single rich person. Regardless of where I live, they don't want to talk to me. I threw a barbecue and invited the whole neighborhood, and nobody showed up. Chris Cubas