Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Eric Idleis an English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer. Idle is a member of the English surreal comedy group Monty Python, a member of The Rutles and the author of the Broadway musical Spamalot...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 March 1943
years enjoy evolve
Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.
two funny-graduation painting
Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.
simple two roots
Bear in mind the simple rule, X squared to the power of two minus five over the seven point eight three times nineteen is approximately equal to the cube root of MCC squared divided by X minus a quarter of a third percent. Keep that in mind, and you can't go very far wrong.
hate perfect laughing
I like doing live things and plays. You can perfect the laugh or extend the laugh, you can get them on a roll. Versus improv, which I hate. Put it all together. They're more vignettes. Improv makes me slightly anxious because I feel for them.
domestic-violence may stones
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.
witty political said
A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate
believe church separation
I believe in the separation of church and planet.
accurate
A lot has been said about politicians; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate
fresh lovely people
The lovely thing for us is, because it is digital, it can still look really fresh and new. Some people don't know that we're just old farts.
buying change complete nice records
I think the nice thing for us has been that every 10 years there's been a complete change in technology. It's like buying your own records again.
fact nightmare stop terrifying test
We're like his test audience. It's a nightmare for Steve, a terrifying experience. The fact that he's done it before doesn't stop the angst.
chance tv
This was our first chance to get a proper, grown-up TV show.
best funny musical
To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy, ... So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.
running stars mean
I used to think I was like the wicket- keeper, which is like the catcher in base- ball, y'know what I mean? You can call the play a lot from behind the plate, y'know what I mean? You're not necessarily the star, you're not the one that makes the mark, but usually in the end, you're called upon to get a run when it's needed.