English - Actor | October 27, 1939 -
I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing.
John Cleese
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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.
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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.
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I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.
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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.
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The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.
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The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.
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When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy.
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Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!
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In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that's not the case. They're both.
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England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are.
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I think it's because in America you always get the sense that if you fail, you can just pack up your things and go somewhere else and try again. But in England, it's so geographically small that if somebody succeeds here, it reduces your chances of succeeding.
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