English - Actor | June 16, 1890 - February 23, 1965
I had a dream that I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.
Stan Laurel
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Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.
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Another fine mess you've gotten me into.
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A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don't know. Does anybody? Can you define it? All I know is that I learned how to get laughs, and that's all I know about it. You have to learn what people will laugh at, then proceed accordingly.
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We had friendly and pleasant relationships with all that worked in our films - many happy memories.
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All I know is just how to make people laugh.
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If any of you cry at my funeral, I'll never speak to you again!
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We did have a script, but it didn't consist of the routines and gags. It outlined the basic story idea and just a plan for us to follow. But when it came to each scene, we and the gagmen would work out ideas.
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What business do we have telling people who to vote for? They probably know more about it than we do.
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If you had a face like mine, you'd punch me right on the nose, and I'm just the fella to do it.
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Anyone who thinks 'Modern Times' has got a big message is just putting it there himself. Charlie knew that the pressures of modern life and factory life would be good for a lot of laughs, and that's why he did the film - not because he wanted to diagnose the industrial revolution.
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You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led.
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