177 Quotes by Eric Idle

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.

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.

Bear in mind the simple rule, X squared to the power of two minus five over the seven point eight three times nineteen is approximately equal to the cube root of MCC squared divided by X minus a quarter of a third percent. Keep that in mind, and you can't go very far wrong.

If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives?

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.

I like doing live things and plays. You can perfect the laugh or extend the laugh, you can get them on a roll. Versus improv, which I hate. Put it all together. They're more vignettes. Improv makes me slightly anxious because I feel for them.

Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that.

A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate

I believe in the separation of church and planet.