--- title: "Best Eric Idle Quotations" description: "Eric Idle is an English actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, screenwriter and playwright who was a member of Monty Python and the Rutles, studied at C..." 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 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 · Page 4 > [Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-will-make-me-go-in-a/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Bones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/eric-idle-3734_bones_sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but_1986941.jpg) > [My father, who was a sergeant in the RAF during the Second World War, was killed in a hitchhiking accident while returning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/my-father-who-was-a-sergeant-in-the-raf-during-the-second-world-war/) [Eric Idle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-idle/) [Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/eric-idle-3734_accidents_my-father-who-was-a-sergeant-in-the-raf_1041107.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": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Idle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-idle/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-will-make-me-go-in-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/eric-idle-3734_bones_sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but_1986941.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/eric-idle-3734_bones_sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but_1986941.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/eric-idle-3734_bones_sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but_1986941.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.” — Eric Idle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father, who was a sergeant in the RAF during the Second World War, was killed in a hitchhiking accident while returning home on compassionate leave. 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