It's such fun to take a lot of people and create something silly. — Eric Idle Comedy Copy Share Image
I don't invest in the stock market, but I have pension funds - some in America and the UK. — Eric Idle America Copy Share Image
Writers tend to suffer from back problems because they spend their time bent over a desk. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I liked doing live things, and with the Circus we had a live audience. — Eric Idle Audience Copy Share Image
I love my family, my wife, my kids, my dogs, my home, my life. I am a very happy and contented man. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
“Once you’re in the circus you’re all in the circus, and of course it turns out that they are real people too.” — Eric Idle Circus Copy Share Image
I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what… — Eric Idle Python Copy Share Image
Even if you've written something for print, I think it's good to try [it] out on someone because it changes. You can… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I think you often learn from failure. Success just teaches you how great you were, but in fact it's knowing what will… — Eric Idle Choices Copy Share Image
I do pool exercises, like weightlifting but underwater. I walk, I swim... I'm pretty fit for an old bloke. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
“sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will make me cry by myself in a corner for hours.” — Eric Idle Sticks and stones Copy Share Image
Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that. — Eric Idle Americans Copy Share Image
Having little money to spend was a valuable learning experience. My schooling also shaped my work ethic because while other children were… — Eric Idle Cambridge Copy Share Image
I live in a Spanish-style hillside home in Los Angeles, California. I paid $900,000 in 1995. It's perhaps worth about $3m now.… — Eric Idle California Copy Share Image
When we graduated [ from Cambridge], we were grabbed right into television. I was grabbed straight into the practice of writing comedy.… — Eric Idle Cambridge Copy Share Image
Monty Python paid me £20,000 to write, direct and assemble them - the cheapskates! I told them I'd never earned less in… — Eric Idle Cambridge Copy Share Image
I like being a foreigner. For me, to live in California is very pleasant - I'm more comfortable not feeling a part… — Eric Idle California Copy Share Image
Many years ago I also bought a house in Provence for about 70,000 francs. It had no electricity or running water, and… — Eric Idle Electricity Copy Share Image
Well we were lucky because we started in Canada where everybody has a sense of humour! We flirted a little while with… — Eric Idle Canada Copy Share Image
My education was paid for by the RAF Benevolent Fund, so a charity school, run like an orphanage, with uniforms and beatings.… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
The idea that we evolved with these thoughts is actually very fascinating - to me. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I'm not careful with my money at all these days. I buy people a lot of dinners! — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I pay taxes in three countries, but can't vote in any of them. — Eric Idle Countries Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to things that aren't particularly popular at the time. I don't know why. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives? — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I'm not really a celebrity; I'm just vestigially left over from doing stuff from before. — Eric Idle Fame Copy Share Image
My wife, Tania, is very big on dogs, so I'm always paying out to animal charities. — Eric Idle Animal Copy Share Image
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