Jackie Coogan

“Those 20 silents we made grossed a few million each and the early sound pictures did very well.”

“I manage to live the way I want to, and I've never had to worry about finding jobs.”

“Chaplin himself was the greatest scene stealer of all time. No matter what was happening Charlie could draw attention to himself - if he wanted to.”

“I knew San Francisco when it was a wild place during Prohibition. There were more speakeasies than churches, and you could always get a drink.”

“Maybe I'm funny but I look forward to getting to work each day.”

“That's what TV has forgotten: how to entertain.”

“My last toupee is hanging on the door of my living room with a tomahawk through it.”

“I appeared on 'Pantomine Quiz' and played occasional night club dates.”

“San Francisco's my home town, you know.”

“Ask anyone - public adoration is the greatest thing in the world.”

“I led a sheltered life until I went to college. But I wasn't deprived and I can't say I missed anything as a kid except a lot of heartaches.”

“You name it, I've done it: circus, Chautauqua, variety, movies, stage, radio, TV, personal appearances.”

“My Indian name is Bemay-Ultze and means 'talking eyes.'”

“We used Chaplin's formula in all my pictures. Make 'em laugh for five and a half reels, and then make 'em cry in the last half reel. But give 'em a chance to dry their eyes before the lights come up.”

“If it isn't funny, it isn't worth mentioning. And if it isn't funny, why, you make it funny!”

“The only vacation I've had was the four years and 11 months I put in with the Air Force in World War II.”

“When you're accepted you don't have to fight for parts.”

“My stepfather was mean to me and caused many an argument between my mother and myself. Once he even bawled me out for using one of my cars.”

“I won't wear a toupee.”

“I don't think its better to grow up normal and get the measles and mumps and have your front teeth knocked out.”