Many years ago I also bought a house in Provence for about 70,000 francs. It had no electricity or running water, and no road leading to the house, but gradually we made improvements. It's my escape and I love it.

I didn't want to be big Mr. Ego walking around.

I'm not really a celebrity; I'm just vestigially left over from doing stuff from before.

A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate

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

I liked doing live things, and with the Circus we had a live audience.