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.

Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love that turn out to pay the best.

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

They're a typical Hollywood audience. All the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates.

Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn't pay much either, but the series has been shown repeatedly, which led to lucrative tapes, CDs and DVDs.

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 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.