John Cleese
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleeseis an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth27 October 1939
ideas laughing humour
If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you open to my ideas
funny sarcastic should-have
A satisfied customer. We should have him stuffed.
funny sarcastic rooms
Manuel will show you to your rooms - if you're lucky.
stupid thinking ideas
I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.
writing perfect want
I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I'm writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect.
play curiosity sake
The open mode is a mood in which curiosity for its own sake can operate, because we're not under pressure to get a specific thing done properly. We can play.
writing mind actors
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.
mistake thinking ideas
...when you collaborate with someone else on something creative, you get to places that you would never get to on your own. The way an idea builds as it careens back and forth between good writers is so unpredictable. Sometimes it depends on people misunderstanding each other, and that's why I don't think there's any such thing as a mistake in the creative process. You never know where it might lead.
writing past wells
Why write about the past? Well, there's more of it.
advice firsts raspberries
When you're being stalked by an angry mob with raspberries, the first thing to do is to release a tiger.
creativity situation responding
High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought.
taken order giving
Ask yourself, "When does this decision have to be taken?" and having answered it, defer the decision until then, in order to give yourself maximum pondering time.
play people creative
It's easier to be creative if you've got other people to play with.
mistake two safety
Nerves are always a big problem for me, which is why I loved doing American sitcoms. Because you know when you do the take in front of the audience that you're going to do it again afterwards. A minute after you finish, you just go and do it again. So, there's that sort of safety net. And then if you made a little mistake or two, they'll go pick it up, so there's nothing to worry about.