Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and later made a number of travel documentaries...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth5 May 1943
CityBroomhill, England
groups large-groups
I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself.
nice mean sound
'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.
crazy believe python
People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five years, which I find hard to believe.
stupid people spur-of-the-moment
People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.
finding-yourself sometimes
I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.
goodbye saying-goodbye difficult
One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.
religion atheism littles
In the absence of fear there is little faith.
atheist men religion
If atheists are deaf to the word of God, then theists are blind to the ways of man.
thinking around-the-world waste
From my travels around the world I have seen how much damage and pollution is done by the careless disposal of waste. It is also evident that we in the West produce far more and throw away far more than the developing world, almost without thinking
men laughing ability
Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh
sleep play dry
The need to eat, sleep and dry out plays havoc with your sense of wonder.
ice size models
It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker!
travel bugs wander
Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote.
letting-go essence live-your-life
It's not an easy option. The essence of travel is letting go of habit and prejudice and relishing the unfamiliar. Food you've never eaten before, a language you've never spoken before, religion that mystifies, customs that confuse, politics that perplex, all question everyday assumptions about how you live your life.