Douglas Adams quote: I wanted to join Footlights,” he says. “I wanted to be a writer-performer like the Pythons. In fact I wanted ...

I wanted to join Footlights,” he says. “I wanted to be a writer-performer like the Pythons. In fact I wanted to be John Cleese and it took me some time to realise that the job was in fact taken.

~ Douglas Adams ~

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