The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats. John Cleese bustdiscoverexcit Change image and share on social
Filming takes a lot out of you. It really does. It's immensely demanding, and you have to put the rest of your life in the icebox until you do your final shot. John Cleese demandfilmfinal Change image and share on social
It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that they'd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that. John Cleese astoundgameimportant share on social
Most of the bad taste I've been accused of has been generic bad taste; it's been making fun of an idea as opposed to a person. John Cleese accusebadfun Change image and share on social
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 alimonybusinesscompulsion share on social
I want to write a book which is the history of comedy. John Cleese bookcomedyhistory Change image and share on social
If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play. John Cleese creativegiveplay Change image and share on social
Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all. John Cleese absolutelyappealexpert Change image and share on social
Well, the only way I can get a leading-man role is if I write it. John Cleese leadmanrole Change image and share on social
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 beardcloseconcept Change image and share on social