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List of Eric Idle Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 98 inspiring quotes by Eric Idle.

About Eric Idle

  • Born: March 29, 1943
  • Occupation: Comedian
    • I never think in terms of target audience. i try to write what makes me laugh, so i'm the target audience. i guess i just hope there's another person in america like me.
    Writing Thinking Target Audience
    I like the idea of being out there regularly with an audience and with a funny gang of people. that's what i grew up with - doing television, doing shows every week.
    Ideas People Television
    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.
    Song Musical Doe
    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?
    Helping Others People Lame
    Americans like to think 'python' is how english people really are. there is an element of truth to that.
    Thinking Python People
    I've always found bad films more enjoyable than good ones.
    Film Found Enjoyable
    You could feel the place going crazy because we hadn't been on stage together for maybe 35 years and the audience could just feel us in the darkness come on and they went nuts. it made the little hairs stand up on the back of my neck and we sang sit on my face, which i thought was wonderfully appropriate for george's memorial, and then we bowed and we showed our bare asses.
    Crazy Years Nuts
    Having little money to spend was a valuable learning experience. my schooling also shaped my work ethic because while other children were listening to the goons, i was studying, which enabled me to go to cambridge university.
    Children Cambridge University Work Ethic
    The idea that we evolved with these thoughts is actually very fascinating - to me.
    Ideas Fascinating
    There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on australian television.
    Animal Thinking Giving
    My first professional job was appearing in a disastrous theatre production of oh, what a lovely war in leicester rep, shortly after leaving cambridge.
    Jobs War Leaving
    When i was 23 i started writing for i'm sorry i'll read that again and was paid three guineas for every minute's airtime.
    Sorry Writing Three
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