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 Copy Share Image
Probably spending 12 years at boarding school - comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily know much about comedy, I don't spend a lot of time watching it. Mainly because all my life for… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
You could feel the place going crazy because we hadn't been on stage together for maybe 35 years and the audience could… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I used to have a house in London, but couldn't face 20 more years of St John's Wood in the rain. — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
So it became in my mind a nine-carol service; an oratorio and orchestral concert all in one, but with narration. That's something… — 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
I interviewed Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker], actually, and I got to ask them questions. I love them deeply because they appeared… — 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