--- title: "122 Eric Idle Quotes - Famous Film actor (Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons)" description: "Eric Idle quotes blend humor, modesty, and sharp observation." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-idle-33503.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-idle-33503.jpg) # Eric Idle (1943) Film Actor United Kingdom **122** quotes in **699** categories Life's a piece of shit, yet Eric Idle finds humor in the absurdity of existence. He shares stories about learning on a shoestring budget, about the quirks of English speakers and Python, and about generosity that surprises expectations. He also notes how words can sting more than physical blows. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Eric Idle is a film actor from the United Kingdom, best known for *Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons*. ## Quick Facts About Eric Idle Born March 29, 1943 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Film Actor Notable works Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons Spouse Tania Kosevich ## About Eric Idle He studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and joined the Cambridge University Footlights. He also received nominations for two Tony Awards. ## Awards & Honors European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award ## Quotes by Eric Idle > [“Always look on the brighter side of life”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/always-look-on-the-brighter-side-of-life/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Brighter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brighter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/eric-idle-3734_brighter_always-look-on-the-brighter-side-of-life_829896.jpg) > [I hate movies. They're so boring. So tedious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-hate-movies-they-re-so-boring-so-tedious/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Boring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/eric-idle-3734_boring_i-hate-movies-they-re-so-boring-so-tedio_495865.jpg) > [Subversion is what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/subversion-is-what-i-do/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Subversion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subversion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/eric-idle-3734_subversion_subversion-is-what-i-do-583411_583411.jpg) > [You look just like you!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/you-look-just-like-you/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/eric-idle-3734_just_you-look-just-like-you-328215_328215.jpg) > [Don't want to turn into mini-me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/don-t-want-to-turn-into-mini-me/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Mini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/eric-idle-3734_mini-me_don-t-want-to-turn-into-mini-me-877407_877407.jpg) > [What's brown and sounds like a bell? DUNG!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/what-s-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell-dung/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/eric-idle-3734_bells_what-s-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell-dung_2074157.jpg) > [We destroy icons - that's what we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/we-destroy-icons-that-s-what-we-do/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Destroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/eric-idle-3734_destroy_we-destroy-icons-that-s-what-we-do-70878_708781.jpg) > [A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/a-nod-s-as-good-as-a-wink-to-a-blind-bat/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bats/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/eric-idle-3734_bats_a-nod-s-as-good-as-a-wink-to-a-blind-bat_2777107.jpg) > [I just believe in a huge universe of billions of miles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-just-believe-in-a-huge-universe-of-billions-of-miles/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/eric-idle-3734_believe_i-just-believe-in-a-huge-universe-of-bil_1940109.jpg) > [Filming a pirate film is always good fun, with ships and indecent clothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/filming-a-pirate-film-is-always-good-fun-with-ships-and-indecent/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/eric-idle-3734_cinema_filming-a-pirate-film-is-always-good-fun_1246140.jpg) > [Everybody has their own free choice to do what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/everybody-has-their-own-free-choice-to-do-what-they-want/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Choice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/eric-idle-3734_choice_everybody-has-their-own-free-choice-to-d_2496458.jpg) > [Reading Alan Zweibel makes me laugh out loud. And yet it is not a particularly funny name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/reading-alan-zweibel-makes-me-laugh-out-loud-and-yet-it-is-not-a/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/eric-idle-3734_funny-name_reading-alan-zweibel-makes-me-laugh-out_1031029.jpg) > [Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man; good morning, madam, I'm a psychiatrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/pattycake-pattycake-baker-s-man-good-morning-madam-i-m-a-psychiatrist/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bakers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bakers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/eric-idle-3734_bakers_pattycake-pattycake-baker-s-man-good-mor_1554631.jpg) > [I didn't want to be big Mr. Ego walking around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-didn-t-want-to-be-big-mr-ego-walking-around/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/eric-idle-3734_bigs_i-didn-t-want-to-be-big-mr-ego-walking-a_3234162.jpg) > [I think comedy's often the little and the large, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-think-comedy-s-often-the-little-and-the-large-isn-t-it/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/eric-idle-3734_comedy_i-think-comedy-s-often-the-little-and-th_3077664.jpg) > [People can tell the truth much more freely when they're apparently lying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/people-can-tell-the-truth-much-more-freely-when-they-re-apparently/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Lying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/385/eric-idle-3734_lying_people-can-tell-the-truth-much-more-free_3212228.jpg) > [I won't read scripts because I have a limited amount of time. Why should I help other people do lame stuff when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-won-t-read-scripts-because-i-have-a-limited-amount-of-time-why/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Amount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/eric-idle-3734_amount_i-won-t-read-scripts-because-i-have-a-li_2608214.jpg) > [Executives do not on the whole do well with comedy. They can't understand it, they can't read it, they can't spot it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/executives-do-not-on-the-whole-do-well-with-comedy-they-can-t/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/eric-idle-3734_comedy_executives-do-not-on-the-whole-do-well-w_638008.jpg) > [“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will make you go into a corner by myself and cry for hours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-will-make-you-go-into/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Sticks and stones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sticks-and-stones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/eric-idle-3734_sticks-and-stones_sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but_2805741.jpg) > [People who are interested in money are really uninteresting people. They look like Donald Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/people-who-are-interested-in-money-are-really-uninteresting-people/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Looks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/eric-idle-3734_looks_people-who-are-interested-in-money-are-r_2593351.jpg) > [I like the idea of being out there regularly with an audience and with a funny gang of people. That's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-like-the-idea-of-being-out-there-regularly-with-an-audience-and/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/eric-idle-3734_audience_i-like-the-idea-of-being-out-there-regul_1266023.jpg) > [I used to have a house in London, but couldn't face 20 more years of St John's Wood in the rain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-used-to-have-a-house-in-london-but-couldn-t-face-20-more-years-of/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Faces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faces/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/eric-idle-3734_faces_i-used-to-have-a-house-in-london-but-cou_2724647.jpg) > [When, in 1966, I progressed to The Frost Report, I was paid ten guineas a minute. I was guaranteed three minutes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/when-in-1966-i-progressed-to-the-frost-report-i-was-paid-ten-guineas/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/frost/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/eric-idle-3734_frost_when-in-1966-i-progressed-to-the-frost-r_1290148.jpg) > [To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/to-me-the-musical-is-best-when-it-s-a-musical-comedy-so-if-you-have-a/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/eric-idle-3734_comedy_to-me-the-musical-is-best-when-it-s-a-mu_2146701.jpg) > [ There's no gap between the writer and the performer, which is what I think makes \[Monty\] Python unique. Five or six people… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/there-s-no-gap-between-the-writer-and-the-performer-which-is-what-i/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Five](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/five/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/eric-idle-3734_five_there-s-no-gap-between-the-writer-and-th_492667.jpg) > [ One of the reasons we moved to L.A. in the first place \[was\] so that it was no big deal that I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/one-of-the-reasons-we-moved-to-l-a-in-the-first-place-was-so-that-it/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Big deal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-deal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/eric-idle-3734_big-deal_one-of-the-reasons-we-moved-to-l-a-in-th_547662.jpg) > [If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/if-anything-can-survive-the-probe-of-humour-it-is-clearly-of-value/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Claims](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/claims/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/eric-idle-3734_claims_if-anything-can-survive-the-probe-of-hum_2815473.jpg) > [I used to think I was like the wicket- keeper, which is like the catcher in base- ball, y'know what I mean?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-used-to-think-i-was-like-the-wicket-keeper-which-is-like-the/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/eric-idle-3734_balls_i-used-to-think-i-was-like-the-wicket-ke_2667014.jpg) > [ I interviewed Matt \[Stone\] and Trey \[Parker\], actually, and I got to ask them questions. I love them deeply because they appeared… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-interviewed-matt-stone-and-trey-parker-actually-and-i-got-to-ask/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Acid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/eric-idle-3734_acid_i-interviewed-matt-stone-and-trey-parker_3129602.jpg) > [You initially become funny as a kid because you're looking for attention and love. Psychologists think that's all to do with mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/you-initially-become-funny-as-a-kid-because-you-re-looking-for/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Abandonment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandonment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/eric-idle-3734_abandonment_you-initially-become-funny-as-a-kid-beca_2607715.jpg) > [Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn't pay much either, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/monty-python-only-became-valuable-when-it-was-sold-to-public/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/eric-idle-3734_america_monty-python-only-became-valuable-when-i_845814.jpg) > [ We never have that thought! The whole object is to bite off more than you can chew. John \[Du Prez\] always says,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/we-never-have-that-thought-the-whole-object-is-to-bite-off-more-than/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bites](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bites/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/eric-idle-3734_bites_we-never-have-that-thought-the-whole-obj_857607.jpg) > [You could feel the place going crazy because we hadn't been on stage together for maybe 35 years and the audience could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/you-could-feel-the-place-going-crazy-because-we-hadn-t-been-on-stage/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Appropriate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appropriate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/eric-idle-3734_appropriate_you-could-feel-the-place-going-crazy-bec_2455198.jpg) > [At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/at-least-one-way-of-measuring-the-freedom-of-any-society-is-the/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/eric-idle-3734_comedy_at-least-one-way-of-measuring-the-freedo_407388.jpg) > [So it became in my mind a nine-carol service; an oratorio and orchestral concert all in one, but with narration. That's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/so-it-became-in-my-mind-a-nine-carol-service-an-oratorio-and/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Carols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carols/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/eric-idle-3734_carols_so-it-became-in-my-mind-a-nine-carol-ser_2825936.jpg) > [We learnt a lot because we got in with real choreographers who tell you what they need from a song, because a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/we-learnt-a-lot-because-we-got-in-with-real-choreographers-who-tell/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Choreographers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choreographers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/eric-idle-3734_choreographers_we-learnt-a-lot-because-we-got-in-with-r_2718275.jpg) > [I always have a feeling you should move the playing field and the minute you know what you're doing, you're wrong. Therefore,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-always-have-a-feeling-you-should-move-the-playing-field-and-the/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/eric-idle-3734_chance_i-always-have-a-feeling-you-should-move_2154616.jpg) > [“Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/some-things-in-life-are-bad-they-can-really-make-you-mad-other-things/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bright side](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bright-side/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/eric-idle-3734_bright-side_some-things-in-life-are-bad-they-can-rea_3233661.jpg) > [I never pay any attention to figures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-never-pay-any-attention-to-figures/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/eric-idle-3734_attention_i-never-pay-any-attention-to-figures-300_3009989.jpg) > [Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/life-has-a-very-simple-plot-first-you-re-here-and-then-you-re-not/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [College graduation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college-graduation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/eric-idle-3734_college-graduation_life-has-a-very-simple-plot-first-you-re_1622745.jpg) ## Eric Idle by topic [Comedy (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/eric-idle/) [People (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/eric-idle/) [Life (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/eric-idle/) [Humor (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/eric-idle/) [Writing (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/eric-idle/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/#itemlist", "name": "Eric Idle Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Always look on the brighter side of life”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Idle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/always-look-on-the-brighter-side-of-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/eric-idle-3734_brighter_always-look-on-the-brighter-side-of-life_829896.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/eric-idle-3734_brighter_always-look-on-the-brighter-side-of-life_829896.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/eric-idle-3734_brighter_always-look-on-the-brighter-side-of-life_829896.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Always look on the brighter side of life” — Eric Idle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I hate movies. 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When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true. You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. And always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... (Come on guys, cheer up!) Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... (Worse things happen at sea, you know.) Always look on the bright side of life... (I mean - what have you got to lose?) (You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!) 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