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Most of the bad taste I've bee...

Most of the bad taste I've been accused of has been generic bad taste; it's been making fun of an idea as opposed to a person.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Don't let anyone tell you what...

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

John Cleese 209 quotes

The most creative people have ...

The most creative people have this childlike facility to play.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Wine is wonderful stuff. But s...

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.

John Cleese 209 quotes

If I can get you to laugh with...

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.

John Cleese 209 quotes

English television from the Fi...

English television from the Fifties to the Nineties was the least bad in the world, and now it's just as bad as it is anywhere.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I don't miss London much. I fi...

I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I have several times made a po...

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I love having different cultur...

I love having different cultures around, but when the parent culture kind of dissipates, you're left thinking, 'Well, what's going on?'

John Cleese 209 quotes

I'm always meeting new people,...

I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.

John Cleese 209 quotes

In Britain, girls seem to be e...

In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that's not the case. They're both.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Michael Palin decided to give ...

Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one?

John Cleese 209 quotes

Some actors, I think, want to ...

Some actors, I think, want to feel that they are as creative as the writer. And the answer is, frankly, they're not.

John Cleese 209 quotes

The Americans all love 'The Ho...

The Americans all love 'The Holy Grail', and the English all love 'Life Of Brian', and I'm afraid on this one, I side with the English.

John Cleese 209 quotes

The thrill I got discovering B...

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I can't tell you how scary it ...

I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I just think that sometimes we...

I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.

John Cleese 209 quotes

I was very sad to hear of the ...

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.

John Cleese 209 quotes

When the target audience is Am...

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Filming takes a lot out of you...

Filming takes a lot out of you. It really does. It's immensely demanding, and you have to put the rest of your life in the icebox until you do your final shot.

John Cleese 209 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....