Eric Idle Quotes
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The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat.
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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.
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A website can be very time-intensive, but I'd love to have one where people can contribute to it - like invent islands and make their own flags, and their own laws. I think that'd be kind of fun.
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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.
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People can tell the truth much more freely when they're apparently lying.
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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.
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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.
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.
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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.
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I love stage work. The thing about plays is that they're perfectible. With film, you shoot that take and maybe another. During 'Spamalot,' I rewrote Act II three times.
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At least in America, you have freedom of speech, which is a good thing. It's just a question of whether you're allowed to use it on 'Fox News'.
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You look just like you!
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I'm more surprised than anyone that 'Spamalot's done so well. You can never predict what's going to be a hit.
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If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives?