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John Cleese Quotes

I think the hard thing for young comedians is that the majority of the young people in the audience out there don’t have the wide range of references Picture Quote #1

No hope for planet at all. But I will be gone before the planet is gone, so it’s your problem Picture Quote #1

British press think entirely in clichés, 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 Picture Quote #1

I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I’m writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect Picture Quote #1

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered Picture Quote #1

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that’s to get rid of all my other desires Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it Picture Quote #1

I’m struck by how laughter connects you with people. It’s almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you’re just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy Picture Quote #1

When you get to my age, and I’m 66 now, you realize that the world is a madhouse and that most people are operating in fantasy anyway. So once you realise that, it doesn’t bother you much Picture Quote #1

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England is a fairly envious little country and it’s embodied in the press. They don’t like anyone being more distinguished than they are Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit Picture Quote #1

Some actors, I think, want to feel that they are as creative as the writer. And the answer is, frankly, they’re not Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I would say that I began with a very edgy, very driven personality and after a sufficient amount of therapy over many, many years, I managed to become rather relaxed and happy Picture Quote #1

When you’ve been doing comedy for forty years, you really do know most of the jokes. And even if you don’t know a specific joke, you can pretty much guess what it’s going to be Picture Quote #1

I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are Picture Quote #1

This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner or later you will get a reward from your unconscious Picture Quote #1

To be creative you must create a space for yourself where you can be undisturbed... separate from everyday concerns Picture Quote #1

Years ago we would have been burned for this. Now what I am suggesting is that we’ve advanced Picture Quote #1

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Yes it’s her husband. She hasn’t got over it. Died thirty years ago Picture Quote #1

We don’t know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops Picture Quote #1

It’s only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve Picture Quote #1

Filming is like a long air journey: there’s so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food Picture Quote #1

You have to create boundaries of space and then you have to create boundaries of time Picture Quote #1

The main evolutionary significance of humor is that it gets us from the closed mode to the open mode quicker than anything else Picture Quote #1

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I think the hard thing for young comedians is that the majority of the young people in the audience out there don’t have the wide range of references (John Cleese Quotes) No hope for planet at all. But I will be gone before the planet is gone, so it’s your problem (John Cleese Quotes) British press think entirely in clichés, 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 Quotes) I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I’m writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect (John Cleese Quotes) I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me (John Cleese Quotes) 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 Quotes) God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered (John Cleese Quotes) I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that’s to get rid of all my other desires (John Cleese Quotes) 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 Quotes) Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it (John Cleese Quotes) I’m struck by how laughter connects you with people. It’s almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you’re just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy (John Cleese Quotes) When you get to my age, and I’m 66 now, you realize that the world is a madhouse and that most people are operating in fantasy anyway. So once you realise that, it doesn’t bother you much (John Cleese Quotes) England is a fairly envious little country and it’s embodied in the press. They don’t like anyone being more distinguished than they are (John Cleese Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’m always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit (John Cleese Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I would say that I began with a very edgy, very driven personality and after a sufficient amount of therapy over many, many years, I managed to become rather relaxed and happy (John Cleese Quotes) When you’ve been doing comedy for forty years, you really do know most of the jokes. And even if you don’t know a specific joke, you can pretty much guess what it’s going to be (John Cleese Quotes) I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are (John Cleese Quotes) This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner or later you will get a reward from your unconscious (John Cleese Quotes) To be creative you must create a space for yourself where you can be undisturbed... separate from everyday concerns (John Cleese Quotes) Years ago we would have been burned for this. Now what I am suggesting is that we’ve advanced (John Cleese Quotes) Yes it’s her husband. She hasn’t got over it. Died thirty years ago (John Cleese Quotes) We don’t know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops (John Cleese Quotes) It’s only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve (John Cleese Quotes) Filming is like a long air journey: there’s so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food (John Cleese Quotes) You have to create boundaries of space and then you have to create boundaries of time (John Cleese Quotes) The main evolutionary significance of humor is that it gets us from the closed mode to the open mode quicker than anything else (John Cleese Quotes)

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