John Cleese

Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.

— John Cleese

When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play as well.

— John Cleese

Muslims, who have a completely different value system, come to the West, then they should accept that there are certain basic values…

— John Cleese

It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand.

— John Cleese

I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux…

— John Cleese

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

Filming is like a long air journey: there's so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food.

— John Cleese

Other people, you know, put a latex rubber on, you know, to become sexually excited. There's so much I don't understand.

— John Cleese

I was always a sports nut but I've lost interest now in whether one bunch of mercenaries in north London is going…

— John Cleese

“Whose fault is it, then? Dennis Compton's (Basil Fawlty)”

— John Cleese

When you've only got few days of rehearsal before you're in the studio, it's wonderful to start off with people that you…

— John Cleese

My views are heretical to people who believe in political correctness.

— John Cleese

There's something about watching an animal that puts you in contact with where we came from and what we're still a part…

— John Cleese

If you want to know who your friends are, have a major failure.

— John Cleese

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

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

— John Cleese

Manuel will show you to your rooms - if you're lucky.

— John Cleese

It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise

— John Cleese

I get bored easily. I've been bored most of my life.

— John Cleese

Come to me. I want to plow you like a Calgary driveway at Christmas.

— John Cleese

Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators…

— John Cleese

He who laughs most, learns best.

— John Cleese

My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If…

— John Cleese

What's the bleedin' point?

— John Cleese

There's nothing good on the television; let's burn a witch. It must have been terribly exciting to live in those times.

— John Cleese