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I like the idea of being out there regularly with an audience and with a funny gang of people. That's what I grew up with - doing television, doing shows every week.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Audience Being Doing Every Funny Gang Grew Idea Like Out People Regularly Shows Television Up Week

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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.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Anyone Done Going Hit More Never Predict Surprised Than Well You

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You initially become funny as a kid because you're looking for attention and love. Psychologists think that's all to do with mother abandonment. I think John Cleese has his depressions, and Terry Gilliam's the same. All of us together make one completely insane person.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Abandonment Attention Because Become Funny His Initially Insane John Kid Looking Love Make Mother Person Psychologists Same Terry Think Together Us You I Think

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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?

~Eric Idle

Topics: Amount Because Go Help Just Lame Limited My Own Other Out Own People Put Read Scripts Should Stuff Time Why I Can

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I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Audience Audiences Bounce Different Homo Listen Them Try

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Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Anything Comedy Experiencing Life Life Is A Share Tragedy Try Watching

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It's such fun to take a lot of people and create something silly.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Create Fun Lot People Silly Something Take

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The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat.

~Eric Idle

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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.

~Eric Idle

Topics: About Act Another Film Love Maybe Plays Shoot Stage Take Thing Three Times Work You I Love

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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.

~Eric Idle

Topics: America Another Audience Guess Hope Just Laugh Like Makes Me Never Person Target Terms Think Try Write

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Comedian

Born: March 29th, 1943

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