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Eric Idle quotes

English Comedian March 29, 1943

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I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing. Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "No day of my life passes without someone saying the words..."
No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad. Eric Idle
Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it, life's a laugh and deat's a joke, it's true: You'll se it's all a show, keep'em laughing as you go, just remember that the last laugh is on YOU...and ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE Eric Idle
Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway. Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "Always look on the brighter side of life"
Always look on the brighter side of life Eric Idle
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. Eric Idle
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. Eric Idle
Mere lack of evidence, of course, is no reason to denounce a theory. Look at intelligent design. The fact that it is bollocks hasn’t stopped a good many people from believing in it. Darwinism itself is only supported by tons of evidence, which is a clear indication that Darwin didn’t write his books himself. Eric Idle
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and... Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "The room was rococo. I had a strong sense of gilt."
The room was rococo. I had a strong sense of gilt. Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can..."
The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester? Eric Idle
I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is. Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make."
We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make. Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me..."
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours. Eric Idle
Eric Idle quote: "sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will make me..."
sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will make me cry by myself in a corner for hours. Eric Idle

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