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 never pay any attention to figures.

I got locked into a tradition [at Cambridge] of doing comedy.

No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.

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.

Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.

I interviewed Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker], actually, and I got to ask them questions. I love them deeply because they appeared dressed as J-Lo and someone else [who had worn the same scandalous dresses the year before at the Oscars]. They confessed they were on acid.