Eric Idle quotes

Eric Idle is a British comedian, actor, and writer, best known as a founding member of Monty Python. His sharp wit and musical talents contributed to many iconic sketches and songs, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." He continues to be celebrated for his influence on comedy and popular culture. Here are 33 of his quotes:

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours. (Eric Idle)
They're a typical Hollywood audience. All the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates. View quote
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I got used to dealing with groups of boys and getting on with life in unpleasant circumstances and being smart and funny and subversive at the expense of authority. View quote
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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. View quote
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Talent is always more interesting - ambition is not interesting. If you have talent, you have to find ways of expressing it, but you may not be a success in the world's terms. View quote
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Basically, the Germans came to us and said, "We don't have a sense of humour." View quote
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Always look on the bright side of life. View quote
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Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it. View quote
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The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat. View quote
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Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have. View quote
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Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a library, our irony is dead. (Eric Idle)
People can tell the truth much more freely when they're apparently lying. View quote
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The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester? View quote
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I like being a foreigner. For me, to live in California is very pleasant - I'm more comfortable not feeling a part of everything, not feeling responsible for the government or the roads or the health system. View quote
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I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens. View quote
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I will jump on anybody's private plane at the drop of a hat. I'm an old-fashioned lower-middle-class boy. View quote
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If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives? View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that. View quote
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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? (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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have been very blessed in my life and rewarded with good friends and good health. I am grateful and happy to be able to share this. View quote
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Eric Idle

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Photo: Eduardo Unda-Sanzana, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: British Comedian
Born: March 29, 1943
Quotes count: 33
Wikipedia: Eric Idle

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