John Cleese

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game. ↗

— John Cleese

#game #i #i can #i do #much

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

— John Cleese

#crowded #difficult #expensive #find #get

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 #hat #i #look #mind

I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force. ↗

— John Cleese

#force #i #i think #money #most

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 #i #i think #just #laugh

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy. ↗

— John Cleese

#comedy #history #i #the history of #want

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

#another #beat #bunch #going #i

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 #become #began #driven #edgy

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

— John Cleese

#attractive #both #bright #britain #case

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

#considerable #decided #dreadfully #ever #give