I don't understand why very, very rich people want to have even more money than they've already got. — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I'm writing, just because I want it to be kind of… — 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
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 can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I don't want to have to start being unselfish again. The great thing about being on your own is you do what… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?' — 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
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
