Chevy Chase Comedian Quotations

They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase.

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.

There are very few solid family films. A lot of the writing is awful.

The worst thing about Saturday Night Live now is that, in the last 10 to 15 years, they've grown to some 40 writers. We had seven. And seven actors.

In the '60s, I started acting on these little video machines with my friends. We started a comedy workshop called Channel One in the Village.

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.

I took a professional gamble leaving Hollywood, knowing I would be out of the loop. I'm not part of the movie world in-crowd right now.

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.