No these are large trees.

Well, technically, if you wanted the plant in a pot for years and years, no, it won't work. But Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma is often sold as small plants, usually around autumn, for winter display in pots and tubs, and many people use them and then bin them when the summer comes. They will, though, carry on quite well in pots, provided you pot on when necessary, increasing the pot size yearly or bi-yearly, depending on how well its doing. That particular variety is quite a fast grower compared to many varieties of conifer. I have one on my balcony in a pot that's been there nearly two years, its currently about 4 feet tall, and I clip it occasionally to keep it a tidy shape. But it won't be there next year, because I don't want to finish up with an enormous, heavy pot and a tree over 8 feet....

If you want to grow one in a pot, you can't put it straight into a large pot - you must pot it into something that leaves around 2 inches of compost all round the rootball, then when the roots fill the pot, pot into something 2 inches bigger all round again, and so on, until it ends up in a large pot. Average life span, if the pot you finally use is big enough, could be up to 10 years, maybe a bit less, before it needs a pot so big you can't find one...

...if it will give you 10 years of pleasure, why not do as Bamboo suggests. I would.

Definitely need to use bonsai techniques if growing in a pot, but those are often less than successful with the fastigiate kinds, such as 'Goldcrest'. The foliage tends to lose it's "organization" when pruned.

Oh I don't do any bonsai with the ones I've had, Tug - I just clip them lightly to maintain a cone shape, cos they can get a bit out of shape, but then I don't keep them very long anyway, having limited space, probably max 5 years.

Good question and good answers. However I would like to add my hap'ney worth.
Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) is a large evergreen tree to 30m, columnar when young, becoming wide-spreading and irregular with age, the dark green foliage in erect sprays, with globose cones 2-3cm across.
If you are intending to have the tree as a columnar/pyramidal display and only want it for a few years then go with any of the above infomation. If you want to keep the tree healthy and to look like a tree as opposed to a cone shaped bush then you will need to employ bonsai techniques as suggested by Tugbrethil.

To do this, firstly "you" decide how big you want the tree to grow. Don't choose to have it too big because you will need to remove it from its pot to prune the roots bi-yearly.
choose a pot that is not overly large or too heavy to move when full of the tree, rootball, growing medium and water.
Choose a free draining grow medium (I recommend diatomaceous earth cat litter - see my blog: plants in containers).
Let the tree grow to the height you have chosen feeding regularly and root pruning when required. Then it gets a bit more complicated, over time you will have to remove selected branches, reduce selected branch length and wire the remaining branches to achieve the mature tree shape.
For more detailed instructions I suggest you visit www.bonsai4me.com

Sorry about the confusion, Bamboo! I wasn't thinking of pruning them to a bonsai shape, but instead keeping the shape that you want, and maintaining the tree with regular (every 2-4 years) root pruning and soil replacement, and occasional selective pruning to rejuvenate the outer edges of the tree.

Yea, I knew that's what you meant, Tug - I'm afraid I'm not as dedicated as you are, and the Cupressus Wilma I'm talking about is only £3 in Tesco in autumn, so I tend to view it as a 'disposable' plant - which is how I use them, anyway, gives a nice bright splash of colour during winter. Thinking about it, unless I wanted a hedge and had a large garden, its not something I'd choose to plant in the ground anyway... and I'm far too lazy when it comes to root pruning. You can probably tell I don't do bonsai, lol!

Well, that's what I meant when I mentioned bonsai techniques--high maintenance! :)