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Performer, once he starts getting involved in film he realised there are so many other roles, and he has got this perfectionist streak. you can't indulge your perfectionist streak without taking control of almost everything, so whenever he got offered anything from a producer it was, "i would like to direct, "and i would like to produce." and he wanted to have his own studio. he was a self—taught musician. he composed scores for films he had already made, he wanted everything to be done exactly as he wanted it to be done. and it is hard to argue with the results, really. and how do you view ...

Nervous breakdowns. he was brought up by basically a single mother, him and his half—brother sydney. when she couldn't look after him and his brother, they often went into workhouses — like the building we are in right now was a workhouse where charlie chaplin stayed. and these early experiences clearly never left him. both of chaplin's parents were musical entertainers. and it is said that he got his first experience on stage at the age of five, when he sang a song as a replacement for his mother when she was unable to perform. but as a friend of chaplin's mother recalls, they were desper...

As the films go on he developed an interest in certain themes that have more political resonance. start thinking about the rights of workers in capitalism, he starts thinking about the speed of the machine age and how that affects people and their international relations. he starts thinking about obviously the war. it all culminates with the great dictator, one of the most bold political statements a comedian has ever put on film. we all want to help one another. human beings are like that. i want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. we don't want to hate and despise ...

With american audiences, he is popular with european audiences, ultimately with world audiences. and he is popular in that way because his comedy can be seen by everyone in the world. not until elvis do you get a kind of popularity on that level. and chaplin worship continues to this day, albeit on a smaller scale. i do like the way he transformed cinema, starting with silent movies, but what i appreciate the most is how much of a philosopher he is, and how much he had to say to the world. all his films are just great, for every age. i think even for kids. he has done such a lot of things, and...

To our talking movies charlie chaplin special. his was a tremendous rags to riches story. he was the first truly global media superstar, and had a major and lasting impact on 20th—century cinema. in an age where many hollywood studio films feel stale and lifeless, chaplin's work remains vibrant. we can learn from him. to watch his 1931 movie city lights, particularly the ending, is to be enthralled by one of the most magical moments in cinema. it involves a florist who had been blind in the past, and had mistaken chaplin's character for a wealthy man. she has now regained her sight and sees ...