Paulette and I went to Tijuana race-track in Mexico, where the winner of the Kentucky something or other was to be presented with a silver cup. Paulette was asked if she would present the cup to the winning jockey and say a few words with a Southern accent. She needed little persuasion. I was astonished to hear her over the loudspeaker. Although from Brooklyn, she gave a remarkable imitation of a Kentucky society belle. This convinced me that she could act.
Thus I was stimulated. Paulette struck me as being somewhat of a gamine. This would be a wonderful quality for me to get on the screen.
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography, The Bodley Head, 1964
