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
country world safe
There is barely a country in the world where you will be completely safe.
blessed careers two
I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public.
sleep play dry
The need to eat, sleep and dry out plays havoc with your sense of wonder.
ice size models
It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker!
travel bugs wander
Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote.
letting-go essence live-your-life
It's not an easy option. The essence of travel is letting go of habit and prejudice and relishing the unfamiliar. Food you've never eaten before, a language you've never spoken before, religion that mystifies, customs that confuse, politics that perplex, all question everyday assumptions about how you live your life.
trying life-is disaster
I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through.
doubt resorts animation
When in doubt, resort to animation.
finding-yourself sometimes
I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.
growing-up real block
I remember queuing around the block in Sheffield when I was growing up. At that time, going to the cinema was really something special - there was something about the style of the real thing that is immeasurable nicer than multiplexes.
years two parent
My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy.
rubber suits chickens
You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.
buddhist poverty situation
The Buddhist version of poverty is a situation where you have nothing to contribute.
death afterlife doe
George Harrison's passing was really sad, but it does make the afterlife seem much more attractive.