177 Quotes by Eric Idle

Well we were lucky because we started in Canada where everybody has a sense of humour! We flirted a little while with Josh Groban. He was personally interested in it. He said oh I’d love to do something different, and I said well it’s pretty different! But in the end the dates didn’t work out.

John Cleese once told me he’d do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it.

Many years ago I also bought a house in Provence for about 70,000 francs. It had no electricity or running water, and no road leading to the house, but gradually we made improvements. It’s my escape and I love it.

I’m not careful with my money at all these days. I buy people a lot of dinners!

People can tell the truth much more freely when they’re apparently lying.

You look just like you!