“So it became in my mind a nine-carol service; an oratorio and orchestral concert all in one, but with narration. That's something I've learned about, because it's the story that keeps you in there. I wrote a libretto and I gave it to John Du Prez. We normally don't work in this fashion but I said off you go, and he went off for about three months. He brought me back this demo which blew my mind.” YearsMindSaidStoriesThreeFashionMonthsNineI've LearnedConcertsIdleThree MonthsCarolsDemosNarration Author:Eric Idle
“When I was 23 I started writing for I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and was paid three guineas for every minute's airtime.” WritingThreeMinutesPaidSorryI'm SorryGuinea Author:Eric Idle
“When, in 1966, I progressed to The Frost Report, I was paid ten guineas a minute. I was guaranteed three minutes a week, so this was good money.” ThreeWeekMinutesTenPaidReportsFrostGuineaGood Money Author:Eric Idle
“I pay taxes in three countries, but can't vote in any of them.” CountryThreePayTaxesVote Author:Eric Idle
“Bear in mind the simple rule, X squared to the power of two minus five over the seven point eight three times nineteen is approximately equal to the cube root of MCC squared divided by X minus a quarter of a third percent. Keep that in mind, and you can't go very far wrong.” MindTwoThreeSimpleFiveBearsEqualPercentRootsThirdsSevenEightDividedQuartersThree TimesNineteenMinusCubes Author:Eric Idle
