My Wife, Tania, Is Very Big On

When We Graduated [ From Cambridge], We Were Grabbed Right Into Television. I Was Grabbed Straight Into The Practice Of Writing Comedy. It Was All Writing And Performing. You Wrote Something In Order For You To Perform It.

I Always Have A Feeling You Should Move The Playing Field And The Minute You Know What You're Doing, You're Wrong. Therefore, I Wanted Us Not To Try To Follow Spamalot Immediately, But To Do Something Different. This Is Perfect Because It Uses All The Same Skills, Like Story Telling And Lyric Writing And Music Writing, But It's Presenting It In A Different Form. And Of Course It Gives Me And John A Nice Chance To Perform And Show Off Which Is Also Fun.

Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Make Me Go In A Corner And Cry By Myself For Hours.

If You're Famous, You Have To [be Overly Generous], Otherwise People Say, "eric Idle Came In And Only Left Me $4." I Always Tip More Than People Expect.

I Like Being A Foreigner. For Me, To Live In California Is Very Pleasant - I'm More Comfortable Not Feeling A Part Of Everything, Not Feeling Responsible For The Government Or The Roads Or The Health System.