Zitate von John Cleese

„Life is a terminal disease, and it is sexually transmitted.“

—  John Cleese

Quelle: Life and How to Survive It

„You do realize as you grow older that almost nobody knows what they are talking about.“

—  John Cleese

„Mother told me once that some Westonians privately criticised Dad for retreating so soon. They apparently felt it would have been more dignified to have waited a week or so before running away. I think this view misses the essential point of running away, which is to do it the moment the idea has occurred to you. Only an obsessional procrastinator would cry, “Let’s run for our lives, but not till Wednesday afternoon.“

—  John Cleese

Quelle: So, Anyway...

„Solemnity, I don't know what it's for. I mean, what is the point of it? The two most beautiful memorial services that I've ever attended both had a lot of humor. It somehow freed us all and made the services inspiring and cathartic. But solemnity, it serves pomposity. The self important always know at some level of their consciousness that their egotism is going to be punctured by humor. That's why they see it as a threat! And so, dishonestly, they pretend that their deficiency makes their views more substantial.“

—  John Cleese

„I'm struck by how laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you're just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy.“

—  John Cleese

From The Human Face, BBC Television (2001)

„Six hundred years ago we would have been burned for this. Now, what I'm suggesting is that we've advanced.“

—  John Cleese

Defending the film Life of Brian on BBC chat show Friday Night Saturday Morning (9 November 1979)

„He who laughs most, learns best.“

—  John Cleese

As quoted in Creating Emotionally Safe Schools: A Guide for Educators and Parents‎ (2001) by Jane Bluestein, p. 215

„And now for something completely different…“

—  John Cleese

„Too many people confuse being serious with being solemn.“

—  John Cleese

„Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation - look - please try to understand before one of us dies“

—  John Cleese

„If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.“

—  John Cleese

As quoted in Best New Games (2002) by Dale N. LeFevre, p. 9

„Nothing will stop you being creative more effectively as the fear of making a
mistake.“

—  John Cleese

„How to defend yourself against a banana“

—  John Cleese

„It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise“

—  John Cleese

„Technology frightens me to death. It's designed by engineers to impress other engineers, and they always come with instruction booklets that are written by engineers for other engineers — which is why almost no technology ever works.“

—  John Cleese

BBC interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/11/20/john_cleese_die_another_day_interview.shtml on Die Another Day (20 November 2002)]

„I can do anything I want, I'm eccentric!“

—  John Cleese

„Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.“

—  John Cleese

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

—  John Cleese

„I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.“

—  John Cleese