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
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There was often antagonism and chair throwing and stamping of feet, which is kind of a healthy thing to do when you're arguing about what's funny. That healthy tension was something that held the group together.
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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.
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I didn't want to be big Mr. Ego walking around.
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George once said to me "If we'd known we were going to be The Beatles we'd have tried harder.
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I don't necessarily know much about comedy, I don't spend a lot of time watching it. Mainly because all my life for about 50 years I've had comedy.
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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.
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.
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Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn't pay much either, but the series has been shown repeatedly, which led to lucrative tapes, CDs and DVDs.
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No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.
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I've got soggy thighs. It must be dinner time.
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John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it.
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Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.
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I won't read scripts because I have a limited amount of time. Why should I help other people do lame stuff when I can just go out and put on lame stuff of my own?
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Writers tend to suffer from back problems because they spend their time bent over a desk.