My father, who was a sergeant in the RAF during the Second World War, was killed in a hitchhiking accident while returning home on compassionate leave. As a result, my mother had to get work, as a nurse, and at seven the RAF put me into a boarding school and ex-orphanage called the Royal Wolverhampton School.
Eric IdleNo day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.
Eric IdleI 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.
Eric IdleThey're a typical Hollywood audience. All the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates.
Eric Idle