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. – John Cleese
I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after theyve ceased to be of any use to either of you. Im always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit. – John Cleese
If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth. – John Cleese
I cant tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, its like going to somebody elses Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and youre there and youre not quite sure what youre supposed to be doing. – John Cleese