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John Cleese Quotes

English - Actor | October 27, 1939 -

The most creative people have this childlike facility to play.

Creative People Play Childlike Most

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

Choice Poor Necessary Avoiding Made

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?

God Food Animals Why Eat Meat

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.

Good Better Interesting Long Back

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.

Truth Me Ideas Better Laugh You

But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with.

Good Acting Competence Things Very

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

Business Me Easy Find Cruel Being

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.

People Wine Wonderful Off Stuff Put

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

Best Comedy Always Works

Some actors, I think, want to feel that they are as creative as the writer. And the answer is, frankly, they're not.

Creative Think Feel Want Answer

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.

Life Change People You Tell About

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.

Business Me Strong Doing Down

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