Two Popular Faces, 1931
Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein admired each other’s work and always wanted to have a “fan moment”. Their wish was fulfilled in January of 1931 when they ran into each other at the City of Lights premiere.
Einstein had once expressed his desire to meet Chaplin one day revealing that he was the only celebrity that he wished to see in person. Einstein told Chaplin, “What I most admire about your art, is your universality. You don’t say a word, yet the world understands you!”
Chaplin responded with another wonderful complement to Einstein, “It’s true, but your fame is even greater: the world admires you, when nobody understands what you say.”
