Chevy Chase Quotes
Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.
Fruchter, Rena. I'm Chevy Chase... and You're Not. Virgin Books, 2007.
As Secretary of Commerce, he came up with his “Buy a Pig” campaign. The idea was to have millions of American suburban and small town families raise a pig and thereby relieve the food shortage during WWI. With so much manpower needed for fighting, and an agriculture much more dependent on human labor, there were food shortages. The campaign was a flop. Suburbanites did not accept the idea of raising pigs.
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. Born into a prominent family, he had a variety of jobs before moving into comedy and started acting with National Lampoon. He became a key cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations.