The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.
John Cleese

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

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.
John Cleese

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy.
John Cleese

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

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

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