FILM
CAREER
SoCultures : I bet from there onwards you might have
started dreaming to become a superstar one day. When
did your film debut happen and your experiences from
that movie?
Chaplin: The film’s name was “Make a Living” but
the movie’s result was we couldn’t make a living from
it. It wasn’t something we expected from it.
SoCultures: So, how did you change your style and
preparations which made your movies instant hits after
that?
Chaplin: Yes, with the result of my first movie I had to
do something different. So, I stopped overacting and
became more delicate and precise in my movements…
acting.
SoCultures : I guess we have arrived now at the
question which everyone will be wishing for. How did
“The Tramp” originate, which made you famous
around the world?
Chaplin: To differentiate myself from the other set of
actors, we planned to make a single identifiable
character and created “The little Tramp” in 1915. We
introduced him in a movie called “Kid Auto Races at
Venice” and the response we received from the
audience was amazing.
SoCultures : The scene where you get stuck in a cage
with lion is one of my favorites from The Tramp’s
character.
Chaplin: Ha! Ha! I receive a lot of appreciation about
it. I think you are talking about this movie, “The
Circus”.
46 SOCULTURES JAN-FEB2019
left pic from 'A Dog's
Life' (1918),Chaplin as 'the
Tramp' in 1915, (wikimedia)