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 Copy Share Image
There's no gap between the writer and the performer, which is what I think makes [Monty] Python unique. Five or six people… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
You could write a joke in the pub at lunchtime and watch it performed on television that evening. — Eric Idle 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 Copy Share Image
Writers tend to suffer from back problems because they spend their time bent over a desk. — Eric Idle 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 always have a feeling you should move the playing field and the minute you know what you're doing, you're wrong. Therefore,… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
The next step will be for the colonists on Mars to throw off the hand of the United States. There will be… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
When I was 23 I started writing for I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and was paid three guineas for every minute's airtime. — Eric Idle 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 Copy Share Image
“Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it, life's a laugh and deat's a joke, it's true: You'll se it's all a… — Eric Idle 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 listening to… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
If you're famous, you have to [be overly generous], otherwise people say, "Eric Idle came in and only left me $4." I always tip… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
At least in America, you have freedom of speech, which is a good thing. It's just a question of whether you're allowed to use… — Eric Idle 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 no road… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad. — 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 Copy Share Image
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
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