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.

Quote by John Cleese

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I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at...

I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at...

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

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

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

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

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

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

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.

It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as...

It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as...

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

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

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes...

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes...

For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very...

For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very...

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make...

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make...

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting....

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting....

But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that...

But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that...

A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.

A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such...

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such...

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want...

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want...

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts...

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts...

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much...

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much...

Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!

Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!