89 Quotes by Jackie Coogan

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    I was only to see Mr. Chaplin once after 'The Kid.' A great artist, one of the greatest, but I'm afraid I don't think very much of him as a man. Running away from the country that gave him everything and denouncing the country in addition is something you simply can't make any allowances for.

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    Other boys went to see Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth came to see me.

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    Before there were stages we worked on raised platforms with cheesecloth overhead to diffuse the bright sunlight. The reason they built stages for silents was to get out of the wind.

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    Acting is a great life and all that, but it's the director who is really in control.

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    I do my acting job and then get out on the golf course as quickly as I can.

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