--- title: "20 John Cleese Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 20 John Cleese quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best John Cleese sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/prunella-scales-12397_disciplined_john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a_58848.jpg" --- > [John Cleese is a very fast worker and a highly disciplined one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a-highly-disciplined-one/) [Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/prunella-scales-12397_disciplined_john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a_58848.jpg) > [I see myself as the female John Cleese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-o-connor/i-see-myself-as-the-female-john-cleese/) [Erin O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-o-connor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/erin-o-connor-8035_female_i-see-myself-as-the-female-john-cleese-2_250584.png) > [“In fact I wanted to be John Cleese and it took me some time to realise that the job was in fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/in-fact-i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-and-it-took-me-some-time-to/) [Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/douglas-adams-122_john-cleese_in-fact-i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-and-i_2543383.png) > [ \[On John Cleese:\] He sometimes seems to swat at his own thoughts as if they were bees. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-gilliatt/on-john-cleese-he-sometimes-seems-to-swat-at-his-own-thoughts-as-if/) [Penelope Gilliatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-gilliatt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/penelope-gilliatt-34869_bees_on-john-cleese-he-sometimes-seems-to-swa_1171458.jpg) > [John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-gilliam/john-cleese-was-with-a-group-called-cambridge-circus-who-had-come-to/) [Terry Gilliam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-gilliam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/terry-gilliam-7704_cambridge_john-cleese-was-with-a-group-called-camb_2833786.jpg) > [I wanted to be John Cleese. It took me some time to realise that the job was taken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-it-took-me-some-time-to-realise-that-the/) [Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/douglas-adams-122_jobs_i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-it-took-me-so_594073.png) > [John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/john-cleese-once-told-me-he-d-do-anything-for-money-so-i-offered-him/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/eric-idle-3734_anything_john-cleese-once-told-me-he-d-do-anythin_1256191.jpg) > [Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-a-gill/americans-think-the-only-funny-brits-are-john-cleese-benny-hill-and/) [A. A. Gill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-a-gill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/a-a-gill-3415_americans_americans-think-the-only-funny-brits-are_3211121.png) > [John Cleese was a big hero of mine. He grew up in Weston Super Mare near Bristol where I grew up; he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/john-cleese-was-a-big-hero-of-mine-he-grew-up-in-weston-super-mare/) [Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/stephen-merchant-15797_always_john-cleese-was-a-big-hero-of-mine-he-gr_2276366.jpg) > [To me, if you are in the same building with Peter Sellers or John Cleese, or any of those guys and holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-cooper/to-me-if-you-are-in-the-same-building-with-peter-sellers-or-john/) [Alice Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/alice-cooper-2435_building_to-me-if-you-are-in-the-same-building-wi_91138.png) > [You initially become funny as a kid because you're looking for attention and love. Psychologists think that's all to do with mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/you-initially-become-funny-as-a-kid-because-you-re-looking-for/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/eric-idle-3734_abandonment_you-initially-become-funny-as-a-kid-beca_2607715.jpg) > [I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-danson/i-got-my-first-television-at-stanford-when-i-was-20-and-i-used-to/) [Ted Danson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-danson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/ted-danson-6752_along_i-got-my-first-television-at-stanford-wh_560087.jpg) > [John Cleese was my personal favorite because he played my husband for a whole season - and Minnie Driver. We almost had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mullally/john-cleese-was-my-personal-favorite-because-he-played-my-husband-for/) [Megan Mullally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mullally/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/megan-mullally-6997_driver_john-cleese-was-my-personal-favorite-bec_1532753.jpg) > [I shouldn't be surprised if John Cleese's scripts don't become set texts for examinations-they're classics. And I can't tell you how service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/i-shouldn-t-be-surprised-if-john-cleese-s-scripts-don-t-become-set/) [Prunella Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunella-scales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/prunella-scales-12397_become_i-shouldn-t-be-surprised-if-john-cleese_1913302.jpg) > [“Wisdom: "Oh, fantastic. We've got an army made up of fairies and Beatles, and we're fighting H. G. Wells' martians and bloody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-cornell/wisdom-oh-fantastic-we-ve-got-an-army-made-up-of-fairies-and-beatles/) [Paul Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/paul-cornell-19016_wisdom_wisdom-oh-fantastic-we-ve-got-an-army-ma_2507332.jpg) > [Something about John Cleese was always very unsettled, I felt. There was always something else he wanted to do. He seemed constantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-palin/something-about-john-cleese-was-always-very-unsettled-i-felt-there/) [Michael Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-palin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/michael-palin-7172_about_something-about-john-cleese-was-always-v_883416.jpg) > [It's a good tip for writers, that - write with an actor in mind. Even if you have no hope of getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/it-s-a-good-tip-for-writers-that-write-with-an-actor-in-mind-even-if/) [Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/jesse-armstrong-5759_better_it-s-a-good-tip-for-writers-that-write-w_484540.jpg) > [I wanted to be a writer-performer like the Pythons. In fact, I wanted to be John Cleese, and it took me some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/i-wanted-to-be-a-writer-performer-like-the-pythons-in-fact-i-wanted/) [Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/douglas-adams-122_job_i-wanted-to-be-a-writer-performer-like-t_840995.png) > [There is nothing better than playing a scene with John Cleese or Maggie Smith. It's electric. But I don't think I'm the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-palin/there-is-nothing-better-than-playing-a-scene-with-john-cleese-or/) [Michael Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-palin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/michael-palin-7172_ego_there-is-nothing-better-than-playing-a-s_1931242.jpg) > [“If we’re friends, I’m only the funniest guy you know because you don’t know John Cleese. Or Steve Martin. Or Jack Handey. Or,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/if-we-re-friends-i-m-only-the-funniest-guy-you-know-because-you-don-t/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/jarod-kintz-2_comedy_if-we-re-friends-i-m-only-the-funniest-g_444562.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-cleese/#itemlist", "name": "John Cleese Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "John Cleese is a very fast worker and a highly disciplined one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Prunella Scales" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunella-scales/john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a-highly-disciplined-one/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/prunella-scales-12397_disciplined_john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a_58848.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/prunella-scales-12397_disciplined_john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a_58848.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/prunella-scales-12397_disciplined_john-cleese-is-a-very-fast-worker-and-a_58848.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“John Cleese is a very fast worker and a highly disciplined one.” — Prunella Scales", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I see myself as the female John Cleese.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erin O'Connor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-o-connor/i-see-myself-as-the-female-john-cleese/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/erin-o-connor-8035_female_i-see-myself-as-the-female-john-cleese-2_250584.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/erin-o-connor-8035_female_i-see-myself-as-the-female-john-cleese-2_250584.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/erin-o-connor-8035_female_i-see-myself-as-the-female-john-cleese-2_250584.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I see myself as the female John Cleese.” — Erin O'Connor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In fact I wanted to be John Cleese and it took me some time to realise that the job was in fact taken.” At”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Douglas Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/in-fact-i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-and-it-took-me-some-time-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/douglas-adams-122_john-cleese_in-fact-i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-and-i_2543383.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/douglas-adams-122_john-cleese_in-fact-i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-and-i_2543383.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/douglas-adams-122_john-cleese_in-fact-i-wanted-to-be-john-cleese-and-i_2543383.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In fact I wanted to be John Cleese and it took me some time to realise that the job was in fact taken.” At” — Douglas Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[On John Cleese:] He sometimes seems to swat at his own thoughts as if they were bees.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Penelope Gilliatt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-gilliatt/on-john-cleese-he-sometimes-seems-to-swat-at-his-own-thoughts-as-if/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/penelope-gilliatt-34869_bees_on-john-cleese-he-sometimes-seems-to-swa_1171458.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/penelope-gilliatt-34869_bees_on-john-cleese-he-sometimes-seems-to-swa_1171458.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/penelope-gilliatt-34869_bees_on-john-cleese-he-sometimes-seems-to-swa_1171458.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[On John Cleese:] He sometimes seems to swat at his own thoughts as if they were bees.” — Penelope Gilliatt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. 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