Limelight (1952 film)

Limelight is a 1952 film about a washed-up vaudeville performer who befriends a young dancer.

Written and directed by Charles Chaplin.

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Calvero

What do you want meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. Desire is the theme of all life!
There's something about working the streets I like. It's the tramp in me I suppose.
That's all any of us are: amateurs. We don't live long enough to be anything else.
Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it needs is courage, imagination... and a little dough.

Terry: [after attempting suicide] I'm sorry.

Calvero: You should be. A young girl like you wanting to throw your life away. Heh! When you are my age you want to hang onto it.

Terry: Worms can't smile!

Calvero: Oh, how would you know, have you ever appealed to their sense of humour?

Calvero's partner: If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window!

Postant: [enters] Here we are again, lads, just like old times!

Terry: So few of us have the ability to really feel.

Calvero: Or the opportunity.

Calvero: My home is the theater.

Terry: I thought you hated the theater.

Calvero: I also hate the sight of blood, but it's in my veins.

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