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John Cleese Quotes

John Cleese quotes

English Actor October 27, 1939

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I had a very, very difficult relationship with my mother, who was supremely self-centred. She was hilariously self-centred. She did not really take interest in anything that didn't immediately affect her. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited."
Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "He who laughs most, learns best."
He who laughs most, learns best. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!"
Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me! John Cleese
The one thing I remember about Christmas was that my father used to take me out in a boat about ten miles offshore on Christmas Day, and I used to have to swim back. Extraordinary. It was a ritual. Mind you, that wasn't the hard part. The difficult bit was getting out of the sack. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In..."
In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that's not the case. They're both. John Cleese
Technology frightens me to death. It's designed by engineers to impress other engineers. And they always come with instruction booklets that are written by engineers for other engineers? which is why almost no technology ever works. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive..."
God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "Your Mother was A Hamsterand you Father Smelled of elder berries"
Your Mother was A Hamsterand you Father Smelled of elder berries John Cleese
My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If I wasn't doing this I'd be making documentaries about wildlife and other subjects that interest me. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys..."
A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland,..."
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. John Cleese
John Cleese quote: "If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play."
If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play. John Cleese
For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very narrow concept of what God can be, and it was damn close to an old man with a beard. John Cleese
The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea that was only slightly better, which somebody else misunderstood in such a way that they then said something which was really rather interesting. John Cleese

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