The really good idea is always traceable... | John Cleese

Idea

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.

- John Cleese

Quote of the Day

To do or not to do... that is the question.

- Jeff Rich

Other quotes by John Cleese

Being

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

- John Cleese

Want Life

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'

- John Cleese

Suffering Man Will

A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.

- John Cleese

History Want

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

- John Cleese

Now Years People Will

It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that they'd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that.

- John Cleese

Talent Now Want

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game.

- John Cleese

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If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write.

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