"Ultimately, I think writing is more … satisfying [than acting], … because if you write something, later on in the day…"

"John rings. He’s been away in the country for the weekend. Has just returned to find a message that Graham has had a …"

"It's fear. … There's no point in it. We should just love each other, and do it in our own way. That's the only thing …"

"I think … [what attracted me to show business] was the early radio shows. I was an avid listener to radio shows like …"

"The very first day of filming of The Holy Grail, in fact, we were halfway up a mountainside in Glen Coe, and I hadn't…"

"Once the decision had been made, once I decided to stop [drinking], it was easy—except for the … three days of unplea…"

"[My parents] came to grips with the drinking … much more easily, I think, than [with my sexuality]. Yes. But, things …"

"There was one occasion when John Cleese and myself actually felt guilty about laughing at something we were writing, …"

"Dropped in to see Graham in Southwood Lane. He came out of hospital yesterday and is not supposed to drink ever again…"

"[The other Pythons all lead] boring lives, but Graham lives what we do on the screen for real. … It's constantly surp…"