Buster Keaton

“I co-starred with a horse. The horse was top-billed.”

“A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny.”

“Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.”

“Silence is of the gods; only monkeys chatter.”

“All my life I have been happiest when I was working.”

“I learned that from the audience. If you're laughing, I'm happy.”

“No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.”

“The camera is my best friend. It is the only one that does not lie.”

“I never smiled. I always had a sad expression. When I was a little boy, I was taught it was not good to smile.”

“What I have is a sense of humor that is peculiar to me. I have never been in a situation that has been so bad that I couldn't find a little something to laugh at.”

“I think the public is the only critic that has any sense or intelligence. Man-in-the-street is a better judge than the professionals.”

“Ever since I was a child, I've just had the instinct to make people laugh.”

“A picture is good or bad, and that's the end of it.”

“I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. That's the way it is with pictures.”