To be deemed to be OK, to be part of the culture, that`s the kiss of death. When I`m pushing against something it helps me define what I believe. I`ve always been led to see what`s beyond, what`s round the corner. The world tries to say that this is what ...
I am getting tired of these fights [with backers.] Each time you get into a fight the world closes in a bit. You start losing an innocence, a belief that everything is possible. Terry Jones thinks I`m belligerent and egotistical, and that I`ve got to get ...
It happens with every film. There comes a part where the money and the creative elements all come crashing together. Everybody`s under a lot of pressure, and everybody is panicking about what works and what doesn`t. And the studios and the money always ha...
You get trapped by stories. Though I`ve got this reputation for being out of control, it`s not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth.
We took up the offer with the BBC, and that was Monty Python`s Flying Circus. I didn`t have to submit my ideas to the group. I used to turn up on the days we recorded with a can of film under my arm, and in it went.