10 Quotes by John Cleese about writing



  • Author John Cleese
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    I think you can write very good comedy without a partner, but what I love about it, working with a partner, is that you get to places you'd never get on your own. It's like when God was designing the world and decided we couldn't have children without a partner; it was a way of mixing up the genes so you'd get a more interesting product.

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  • Author John Cleese
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    I've always called myself a writer/performer, not an actor because I basically write what I perform.

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    I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I'm writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect.

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    Naturally, people's image is of a performer, but the reality of it is the writing for me has always been the most important thing and the most rewarding thing.

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