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I can never do better than 'F...

I can never do better than 'Fawlty Towers,' whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Either people walk round dres...

Either people walk round dressed as chickens or they listen to Beethoven.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I was a terrible dancer. I da...

I was a terrible dancer. I dance like an Englishman.

John Cleese 209 quotes

You can lead a horse to water...

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him enter regional distribution codes in data field 97 to facilitate regression analysis on the back end.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I don't understand why very, ...

I don't understand why very, very rich people want to have even more money than they've already got.

John Cleese 209 quotes

A lot of humour is about just...

A lot of humour is about just enjoying life and spontaneity and because you make a joke that puts somebody down - we're always teasing each other. It's with affection. It's nasty teasing that we - not all teasing; nasty teasing you cut out.

John Cleese 209 quotes

On movies, I like to involve ...

On movies, I like to involve the cast in the writing of the script. I like to have a rehearsal period, after which I do the last draft, which gives me a chance to incorporate anything the actors have come up with during the rehearsal period, so I'm very inclusive as a writer.

John Cleese 209 quotes

When you've only got few days...

When you've only got few days of rehearsal before you're in the studio, it's wonderful to start off with people that you have good, friendly, tolerable relationships to start with, for the simple reason that you don't have to spend 24 hours figuring out how sensitive they are, and can you give them a line reading, or how do you have to give them direction.

John Cleese 209 quotes

All humour is critical, you k...

All humour is critical, you know? You make stupid jokes. I mean, stupidity is an infirmity, isn't it?

John Cleese 209 quotes

I wish you wusses would stop ...

I wish you wusses would stop whining about your unhappiness. I'm really fed up with it. Pour yourself a scotch and pull yourself together. Go out and shoot something!

John Cleese 209 quotes

I've always called myself a w...

I've always called myself a writer/performer, not an actor because I basically write what I perform.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Laughter is the best creative...

Laughter is the best creative medicine.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I could take an umbrella and ...

I could take an umbrella and balance it on my chin or on my foot. And I just got interested in that kind of thing. And as I played games more and more and got stronger physically, I just became more coordinated.

John Cleese 209 quotes

British press think entirely ...

British press think entirely in clich?s, and when they do come across creative work, they think that it must be based on something, because they don't realize that you can create things that aren't based on things.

John Cleese 209 quotes

When people quote sketches to...

When people quote sketches to me, half the time I don't know what they're talking about so I have to sort of go, aha, yes, oh yep, I remember that and lie my way out of it.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Nerves are always a big probl...

Nerves are always a big problem for me, which is why I loved doing American sitcoms. Because you know when you do the take in front of the audience that you're going to do it again afterwards. A minute after you finish, you just go and do it again. So, there's that sort of safety net. And then if you made a little mistake or two, they'll go pick it up, so there's nothing to worry about.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I'm very odd 'cause I think t...

I'm very odd 'cause I think there's more than just a materialist planet, a materialist, reductionist planet.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I can certainly see that you ...

I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.

John Cleese 209 quotes

The British fans are liable t...

The British fans are liable to suddenly be talking to you about something that you don't know how you got into the conversation. I think it's something to do with the fact that they've been watching you for so many years sort of you telling your story.

John Cleese 209 quotes

That's a lovely experience wh...

That's a lovely experience when you make an audience laugh. Then the nerves go away for a bit. And sometimes you do things then that you've never done before that are really funny.

John Cleese 209 quotes

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