Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and later made a number of travel documentaries...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth5 May 1943
CityBroomhill, England
harm asks
All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me.
land volunteer world
There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage rocket, or simply get in a balloon and keep going. But if it's sheer, unadulterated discomfort you're looking for, just stay on land.
queens fall night
Night falls over Machu Picchu to the sound of Abba's 'Dancing Queen'.
retiring dies
I will die, but not retire.
atheist men religion
If atheists are deaf to the word of God, then theists are blind to the ways of man.
skills world analysis
Geography prepares for the world of work - geographers, with their skills of analysis are highly employable!
goodbye saying-goodbye difficult
One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.
religion atheism littles
In the absence of fear there is little faith.
country people meals
You don't ask people about the immigration policies of the U.K. or their country's agricultural policy. Instead, you talk to them about the meal they're eating or their family, and from that you get the sense of another human being, someone we can all relate to.
notebook eye trying
When I'm travelling, I always take my little notebook and scribble things down as I watch them; I'm very much geared to everything that's happening. Whereas, the diary I keep is just about a record of a day I've spent. When I'm filming, I'm looking quite intensely at everything I see and trying to get my own eye on what we're going through.
curiosity world window
Despite having seen a fair amount of the world, I still love travelling - I just have an insatiable curiosity and like looking out of a window.
years restless-mind leaving
I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.
believe diversity people
Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.
acting enjoy please
Please don't ask which I enjoy more - acting or hosting - because I love them equally.