Inspiration comes unawares, from unaccountable sources that have nothing to do with planning or intelligence. Let it cool ever so slightly, and you are left, pen or brush in hand, with no inspiration at all. Gifted people need not, therefore, make a song and dance about being or supposing themselves superior. They simply happened to be born with that fortunate, subconscious equipment of theirs, and the mystery exists independently of intelligence or ambition.

In 1952 he bought a large property in Marnes-la-Coquette near Paris and named it "La Louque" as a homage to his mother's nickname. The success of Gigi prompted Hollywood to give him an Academy Honorary Award that year for achievements in entertainment. World War II
During World War II Chevalier kept performing for audiences.

In 1970 he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film The Aristocats. In 1930 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Love Parade (1929) and The Big Pond (1930) which secured his first big American hit Livin' in the Sunlight Lovin' in the Moonlight.