There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on Australian television.

I think comedy's often the little and the large, isn't it?

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.

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

We never have that thought! The whole object is to bite off more than you can chew. John [Du Prez] always says, Eric thinks of something completely insane and insists we go in that direction. It's the correct way to look at things and the correct place to start, I think.

I think you often learn from failure. Success just teaches you how great you were, but in fact it's knowing what will fail that will help you to make the right choices.

Even if you've written something for print, I think it's good to try [it] out on someone because it changes. You can think it's hilarious and they can tell you it's not.