48 Quotes by Marcel Marceau

Mime, like music, knows neither borders nor nationalities,

A magician makes the visible invisible. A mime makes the invisible visible.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Life is a cycle, and mime is particularly suitable for showing fluidity, transformation, metamorphosis. Words can keep people apart; mime can be a bridge between them.

In a moment of grace, we can grasp eternity in the palm of our hand. This is the gift given to creative individuals who can identify with the mysteries of life through art.

Words can be deceitful, but pantomime necessarily is simple, clear and direct.

It’s good to shut up sometimes.

Never get a mime talking. He won’t stop.

Chaplin made me laugh and cry without saying a word. I had an instinct. I was touched by the soul of Chaplin – Mime is not an imitator but a creator.