I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
If you wish to kill yourself but lack the courage to, I think a visit to Palmerston North will do the trick, — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think we're all born with a sense of humor. Creativity is another thing though. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think humor is incredibly positive, I think it is life advancing. There's medical research to show that it improves your antibodies.… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
The British fans are liable to suddenly be talking to you about something that you don't know how you got into the… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think the hard thing for young comedians is that the majority of the young people in the audience out there don't… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think it's because in America you always get the sense that if you fail, you can just pack up your things… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think that the real religion is about the understanding that if we can only still our egos for a few seconds,… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think you can write very good comedy without a partner, but what I love about it, working with a partner, is… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
...when you collaborate with someone else on something creative, you get to places that you would never get to on your own.… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think it takes a long time, as you get older, to realize just how crazy the world is, just how ridiculous… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
British press think entirely in clichés, and when they do come across creative work, they think that it must be based on… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I'm very odd 'cause I think there's more than just a materialist planet, a materialist, reductionist planet. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think there are so many activities going on, like mountaineering. You know, you would pay good money not to have to… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Writing is the great skill, the creative skill. The acting is more an interpretative skill. And the thrill for me is the… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
If I like chocolate it won't surprise you that I have a few chocolates in my fridge, but if you find out… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Because, as we all know, it’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Nerves are always a big problem for me, which is why I loved doing American sitcoms. Because you know when you do the take… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
years ago we would have been burned for this. Now what I am suggesting is that we've advanced. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes you do something that makes a small group of people laugh, which is all we were trying to do; we… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
The very essence of playfulness is an openness to anything that may happen, the feeling that whatever happens, it's okay... you're either free to… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Loving your neighbour as much as yourself is practically bloody impossible? You might as well have a commandment that states,'Thou shalt fly'. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Creativity is not the possession of some special talent. It’s about the willingness to play. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
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.… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
On movies, I like to involve the cast in the writing of the script. I like to have a rehearsal period, after which I… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
