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# Eric Idle

(1943)   Film Actor   United Kingdom

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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 · Page 3

> [Elvis saved my life when I was 13 or 14. He saved all our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/elvis-saved-my-life-when-i-was-13-or-14-he-saved-all-our-lives/)

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[Elvis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elvis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/eric-idle-3734_life_elvis-saved-my-life-when-i-was-13-or-14_1957335.jpg)

> [I do pool exercises, like weightlifting but underwater. I walk, I swim... I'm pretty fit for an old bloke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-do-pool-exercises-like-weightlifting-but-underwater-i-walk-i-swim-i/)

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[Bloke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bloke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/eric-idle-3734_bloke_i-do-pool-exercises-like-weightlifting-b_2380443.jpg)

> [“sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will make me cry by myself in a corner for hours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/sticks-and-stones-will-break-my-bones-but-words-will-make-me-cry-by/)

[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/02b/eric-idle-3734_sticks-and-stones_sticks-and-stones-will-break-my-bones-bu_370866.jpg)

> [John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/john-cleese-once-told-me-he-d-do-anything-for-money-so-i-offered-him/)

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[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/eric-idle-3734_anything_john-cleese-once-told-me-he-d-do-anythin_1256191.jpg)

> [I never think in terms of target audience. I try to write what makes me laugh, so I'm the target audience. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-never-think-in-terms-of-target-audience-i-try-to-write-what-makes/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/eric-idle-3734_america_i-never-think-in-terms-of-target-audienc_2146626.jpg)

> [They're a typical Hollywood audience. All the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/they-re-a-typical-hollywood-audience-all-the-kids-are-on-drugs-and/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/eric-idle-3734_adults_they-re-a-typical-hollywood-audience-all_1596038.jpg)

> [Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a library, our irony is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/nobody-gets-irony-anymore-as-we-are-now-living-in-the-post-ironic-age/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/eric-idle-3734_age_nobody-gets-irony-anymore-as-we-are-now_1072352.jpg)

> [I have been very blessed in my life and rewarded with good friends and good health. I am grateful and happy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-have-been-very-blessed-in-my-life-and-rewarded-with-good-friends/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/eric-idle-3734_able_i-have-been-very-blessed-in-my-life-and_1113283.jpg)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/when-i-was-23-i-started-writing-for-i-m-sorry-i-ll-read-that-again/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Guinea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guinea/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/eric-idle-3734_guinea_when-i-was-23-i-started-writing-for-i-m_2977773.jpg)

> [My education was paid for by the RAF Benevolent Fund, so a charity school, run like an orphanage, with uniforms and beatings.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/my-education-was-paid-for-by-the-raf-benevolent-fund-so-a-charity/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Becoming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/eric-idle-3734_becoming_my-education-was-paid-for-by-the-raf-ben_670801.jpg)

> [“Mere lack of evidence, of course, is no reason to denounce a theory. Look at intelligent design. The fact that it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/mere-lack-of-evidence-of-course-is-no-reason-to-denounce-a-theory/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/eric-idle-3734_darwin_mere-lack-of-evidence-of-course-is-no-re_2065100.jpg)

> [I like doing live things and plays. You can perfect the laugh or extend the laugh, you can get them on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-like-doing-live-things-and-plays-you-can-perfect-the-laugh-or/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Anxious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxious/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ac/eric-idle-3734_anxious_i-like-doing-live-things-and-plays-you-c_744701.jpg)

> [Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/of-the-sparkling-wines-the-most-famous-is-perth-pink-this-is-a-bottle/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Avoiding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avoiding/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/eric-idle-3734_avoiding_of-the-sparkling-wines-the-most-famous-i_1599616.jpg)

> [A website can be very time-intensive, but I'd love to have one where people can contribute to it - like invent islands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/a-website-can-be-very-time-intensive-but-i-d-love-to-have-one-where/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Be kind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-kind/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/eric-idle-3734_be-kind_a-website-can-be-very-time-intensive-but_2146121.jpg)

> [The next step will be for the colonists on Mars to throw off the hand of the United States. There will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/the-next-step-will-be-for-the-colonists-on-mars-to-throw-off-the-hand/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Colonists](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colonists/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/eric-idle-3734_colonists_the-next-step-will-be-for-the-colonists_2797825.jpg)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/life-s-a-piece-of-shit-when-you-look-at-it-life-s-a-laugh-and-deat-s/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Bright side](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bright-side/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/eric-idle-3734_bright-side_life-s-a-piece-of-shit-when-you-look-at_102465.jpg)

> [Bear in mind the simple rule, X squared to the power of two minus five over the seven point eight three times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/bear-in-mind-the-simple-rule-x-squared-to-the-power-of-two-minus-five/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Bears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bears/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/eric-idle-3734_bears_bear-in-mind-the-simple-rule-x-squared-t_845464.jpg)

> [ If you're famous, you have to \[be overly generous\], otherwise people say, "Eric Idle came in and only left me $4." I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/if-you-re-famous-you-have-to-be-overly-generous-otherwise-people-say/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Eric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eric/)

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> [ I get to be the first doctor in the family \[because of the honorary degree they're giving me\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-get-to-be-the-first-doctor-in-the-family-because-of-the-honorary/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/eric-idle-3734_degrees_i-get-to-be-the-first-doctor-in-the-fami_1653156.jpg)

> [My first professional job was appearing in a disastrous theatre production of Oh, What a Lovely War in Leicester Rep, shortly after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/my-first-professional-job-was-appearing-in-a-disastrous-theatre/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/eric-idle-3734_appearing_my-first-professional-job-was-appearing_2170776.jpg)

> [I got used to dealing with groups of boys and getting on with life in unpleasant circumstances and being smart and funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-got-used-to-dealing-with-groups-of-boys-and-getting-on-with-life-in/)

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[Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/eric-idle-3734_authority_i-got-used-to-dealing-with-groups-of-boy_2249027.jpg)

> [Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/life-took-over-4-billion-years-to-evolve-into-you-and-you-ve-about-70/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Enjoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/eric-idle-3734_enjoy_life-took-over-4-billion-years-to-evolve_2240090.jpg)

> [There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on Australian television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/there-s-animals-like-us-existing-and-thinking-and-giving-interviews/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/eric-idle-3734_animal_there-s-animals-like-us-existing-and-thi_867522.jpg)

> [Talent is always more interesting - ambition is not interesting. If you have talent, you have to find ways of expressing it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/talent-is-always-more-interesting-ambition-is-not-interesting-if-you/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/eric-idle-3734_ambition_talent-is-always-more-interesting-ambiti_2531560.jpg)

> [Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/life-doesn-t-make-any-sense-and-we-all-pretend-it-does-comedy-s-job/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/eric-idle-3734_comedy_life-doesn-t-make-any-sense-and-we-all-p_2770024.jpg)

> [Probably spending 12 years at boarding school - comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/probably-spending-12-years-at-boarding-school-comedy-became-a/)

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[Bat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/eric-idle-3734_bat_probably-spending-12-years-at-boarding-s_508042.jpg)

> [Typical Hollywood crowd - all the kids are on drugs, and all the adults are on roller skates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/typical-hollywood-crowd-all-the-kids-are-on-drugs-and-all-the-adults/)

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[Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/eric-idle-3734_adults_typical-hollywood-crowd-all-the-kids-are_1433238.jpg)

> [No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/no-day-of-my-life-passes-without-someone-saying-the-words-monty/)

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[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/eric-idle-3734_life_no-day-of-my-life-passes-without-someone_334901.jpg)

> [Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/life-is-a-comedy-when-watching-and-a-tragedy-when-experiencing-i-try/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/eric-idle-3734_comedy_life-is-a-comedy-when-watching-and-a-tra_2832271.jpg)

> [I'm more surprised than anyone that 'Spamalot's done so well. You can never predict what's going to be a hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-m-more-surprised-than-anyone-that-spamalot-s-done-so-well-you-can/)

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[Anyone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anyone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/eric-idle-3734_anyone_i-m-more-surprised-than-anyone-that-spam_1903644.jpg)

> [I don't necessarily know much about comedy, I don't spend a lot of time watching it. Mainly because all my life for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-don-t-necessarily-know-much-about-comedy-i-don-t-spend-a-lot-of/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/eric-idle-3734_comedy_i-don-t-necessarily-know-much-about-come_2270473.jpg)

> [I love stage work. The thing about plays is that they're perfectible. With film, you shoot that take and maybe another. During…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-love-stage-work-the-thing-about-plays-is-that-they-re-perfectible/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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> [At Cambridge, you have to kiss the vice-chancellor's fingers. But I missed out on that, 'cause I was doing a matinee. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/at-cambridge-you-have-to-kiss-the-vice-chancellor-s-fingers-but-i/)

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[Cambridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cambridge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/eric-idle-3734_cambridge_at-cambridge-you-have-to-kiss-the-vice-c_2935753.jpg)

> [Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/learn-to-trust-yourself-that-s-very-vital-just-stand-with-yourself/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/eric-idle-3734_fewer_learn-to-trust-yourself-that-s-very-vita_1824584.jpg)

> [I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-listen-to-the-audience-and-try-and-bounce-with-them-all-audiences/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/eric-idle-3734_audience_i-listen-to-the-audience-and-try-and-bou_2045389.jpg)

> [Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love that turn out to pay the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/never-do-things-for-money-it-s-always-the-things-you-do-for-love-that/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

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> [The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/the-minister-of-transport-issued-this-appeal-to-motorists-can-anyone/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Leicester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leicester/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/eric-idle-3734_leicester_the-minister-of-transport-issued-this-ap_427244.jpg)

> [It just seems to me that there's no particular reason comedy albums should be dead. There's a lot to laugh at. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/it-just-seems-to-me-that-there-s-no-particular-reason-comedy-albums/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/eric-idle-3734_albums_it-just-seems-to-me-that-there-s-no-part_1556788.jpg)

> [You could write a joke in the pub at lunchtime and watch it performed on television that evening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/you-could-write-a-joke-in-the-pub-at-lunchtime-and-watch-it-performed/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/eric-idle-3734_comedy_you-could-write-a-joke-in-the-pub-at-lun_812882.jpg)

> [I used to collect Persian rugs and real estate - you should be able to walk on and live in your money.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/i-used-to-collect-persian-rugs-and-real-estate-you-should-be-able-to/)

[Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

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## 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/)

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