Maurice Chevalier
Birthday: 12 September 1888, Paris, France
Birth Name: Maurice Auguste Chevalier
Height: 179 cm
Maurice Chevalier's first working job was as an acrobat, until a serious accident ended that career. He turned his talents to singing and acting, and made several short films in France. During Wo ...Show More
Many a man has fallen love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.
Many a man has fallen love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.
[In response to a contract offer from Irving Thalberg if he would consent to a screen test] Either p Show more
[In response to a contract offer from Irving Thalberg if he would consent to a screen test] Either people are interested in hiring me or they're not. I don't audition any more. Hide
[on Grace Kelly] Grace Kelly was a Dresden doll, I thought, with a kind of platinum beneath the deli Show more
[on Grace Kelly] Grace Kelly was a Dresden doll, I thought, with a kind of platinum beneath the delicate porcelain, a beautiful girl who I felt was always in control of her world. Hide
An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.
An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.
I am too old for women, too old for that extra glass of wine, too old for sports. All I have left is Show more
I am too old for women, too old for that extra glass of wine, too old for sports. All I have left is the audience, but I have found it quite enough. Hide
[on why he preferred personal appearances to films] The cinema is rather like a beautiful woman whom Show more
[on why he preferred personal appearances to films] The cinema is rather like a beautiful woman whom you would court only by telephone. Hide
[on Jeanette MacDonald] I later heard her referred to as the "Iron Butterfly", although I was surpri Show more
[on Jeanette MacDonald] I later heard her referred to as the "Iron Butterfly", although I was surprised to hear that she found that amusing. I never thought she had much of a sense of humor. When we worked together she always objected to anyone telling a risqué story. Hide
Love the public the way you love your mother.
Love the public the way you love your mother.
Maurice Chevalier's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (13)