John Cleese on Creativity

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Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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As the actor and writer behind Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and films like A Fish Called Wanda, John Cleese is among the most creative minds in entertainment. He opens up about his writing process, why he often finds inspiration in the most unlikely of places, and how you can foster creativity in whatever you do. He explains why overconfidence is the enemy of creativity, where he gets his particular disdain for pompous politicians and feckless authority figures, and why he says that people in charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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