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“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.”

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Eric Idle

Eric Idle is a British comedian, screenwriter, and musician, born on March 29, 1943. He is best known as a member of the comedy troupe Monty Python and for his distinctive humor style and versatile performance skills. more

“I live in a Spanish-style hillside home in Los Angeles, California. I paid $900,000 in 1995. It's perhaps worth about $3m now. Thankfully, I paid off my mortgage before the crash because I could see it coming. I worried that I would be caught having to pay off a very high mortgage for a house I couldn't sell.”

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“I used to have a house in London, but couldn't face 20 more years of St John's Wood in the rain.”

Years Faces Used House Rain Woods London

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“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.”

Years Made Running House Water Years Ago Improvement Electricity Running Water Provence

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“Writers tend to suffer from back problems because they spend their time bent over a desk.”

Problem Suffering Desks Bent

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