“...go all the way to Sun Alliance to Chancery Lane, only to be told that they wouldn't insure my new house because of my profession. "Actors...and writers...well, you know." ..I couldn't help feeling something of a reject from society as… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five years, which I find hard to believe. — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
The need to eat, sleep and dry out plays havoc with your sense of wonder. — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I'd got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me. — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start. — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part of my motivation is from… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
Geography prepares for the world of work - geographers, with their skills of analysis are highly employable! — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy. — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
Hollywood was possible for a while! Why didn't I go along with it? Well, the other things that were pulling me back were more… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I've been lucky enough to stand on both poles, but the place that seemed the remotest to me was Butugychag, a former gulag in… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
