John Cleese: Quotes about people

John Cleese is actor from England. Explore interesting quotes on people.
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“I'm struck by how laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you're just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy.”

John Cleese

From The Human Face, BBC Television (2001)

People , Democracy , Sense , Laughter

“I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.”

John Cleese
People , Stupidity , Idea , Problem

“A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.”

John Cleese

From an interview http://www.avclub.com/article/john-cleese-14197 with The A. V. Club (2008)

People , Laughter

“Because these people are operating at a very very low level of mental health, they are incapable of understanding the teaching.”

John Cleese

From Channel 4 documentary The Secret Life of Brian (2007)

People , Health , Understanding

“When you get to my age, and I'm 66 now, you realize that the world is a madhouse and that most people are operating in fantasy anyway. So once you realise that, it doesn't bother you much.”

John Cleese

From Channel 4 documentary The Secret Life of Brian (2007)

People , Age , World

“You can do the creation and then criticize it, but you can't do them at the same time. So if you're worried about offending people and constantly thinking of that, you are not going to be very creative. So I think it has a disastrous effect.”

John Cleese

“John Cleese says wokeness has a 'disastrous' impact on comedy” https://www.foxnews.com/media/john-cleese-wokeness-disastrous-impact-comedy Fox News (July 20, 2022)

People , Time , Thinking