Frank Capra's grandson was a second Assistant Director on 'Christmas Vacation.'
“Frank Capra's grandson was a second Assistant Director on 'Christmas Vacation.'”
— Chevy Chase · Christmas
The World Motivation
Frank Capra's grandson was a second Assistant Director on 'Christmas Vacation.'
“Frank Capra's grandson was a second Assistant Director on 'Christmas Vacation.'”
— Chevy Chase · Christmas
Frank Capra's grandson was a second Assistant Director on 'Christmas Vacation.'
Parodies came about because Mr. Ford was actually one of the better athletes of our presidents... but he continually had physical accidents... he was an easy target for me. The main idea was to get people laughing.
What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance.
Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.
It's about timing and rhythm. But who could be better than Chaplin or Keaton?
At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.
Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
I was born with an extremely negative attitude. I was the kid who wouldn't smile in Christmas photos, was a poor sport, and hated a lot of things. I eventually grew out of my negativity when I matured.
I have memories of the time when I was younger and when I believed in Santa Claus, which was the best part of Christmas. Back then, I wrote to Santa every year, hoping that my mom would post the letter with a stamp to the North Pole!
We no longer sing and dance. We don't know how to. Instead, we watch other people sing and dance on the television screen. Christmas, which was once a festival of active enjoyment, has turned into a binge of purely passive pleasures.