John Cleese

"He who laughs most, learns best."

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

"My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If I wasn't doing this I'd be making documentaries about wildlife and other subjects that interest me."

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

"I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit."

"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."