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Quotes By John Cleese

I don’t miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

John Cleese
Difficult London Miss

I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at it as a writer and when the writing thing is OK and I’m happy with it, then I put on my actor’s hat.

John Cleese
Happy Tend Writer

I think that sometimes you do something that makes a small group of people laugh, which is all we were trying to do; we were just trying to make each other laugh.

John Cleese
Group Laugh Small

When you’ve been doing comedy for forty years, you really do know most of the jokes. And even if you don’t know a specific joke, you can pretty much guess what it’s going to be.

John Cleese
Comedy Guess Pretty

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.

John Cleese
DeathGreatSad

Well, the only way I can get a leading-man role is if I write it.

John Cleese
Role

I was always a sports nut but I’ve lost interest now in whether one bunch of mercenaries in north London is going to beat another bunch of mercenaries from west London.

John Cleese
SportsLost Whether

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.

John Cleese
Exciting Growing Thrill

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

John Cleese
BestComedy Works

Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one?

John Cleese
TravelComedy Watch

Who’s ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!

John Cleese
Girl

In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that’s not the case. They’re both.

John Cleese
Both Either Girl

I would say that I began with a very edgy, very driven personality and after a sufficient amount of therapy over many, many years, I managed to become rather relaxed and happy.

John Cleese
Amount Happy Rather

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
Desire Desires Rid

The English contribution to world cuisine – the chip.

John Cleese
Chip Cuisine English
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