Despite its success, he permanently associated the film with the stress of its production; Chaplin omitted The Circus from his autobiography, and struggled to work on it when he recorded the score in his later years.
Disamping kesuksesannya, ia secara permanen mengasosiasikan film tersebut dengan kesetresan produksinya; Chaplin menghilangkan The Circus dari autobiografinya, dan memperjuangkan pengkaryaannya saat ia merekam iring-iringannya pada tahun-tahun berikutnya.