177 Quotes by Eric Idle

We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make.

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.

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?

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.

Nudge nudge, know what I mean, say no more

But we were wrong and we were amazed.

Because we hate each other. I'm perfectly happy to get drunk with the rest of them. I was just in London, and we had a really spectacular dinner. But I think it should go no further. We've earned that.

This was our first chance to get a proper, grown-up TV show.

I think the nice thing for us has been that every 10 years there's been a complete change in technology. It's like buying your own records again.