British - Comedian | May 5, 1943 -
One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle.
Michael Palin
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Fame changes everything. When you're well-known, you're expected to be different. Some people assume you must have a yacht and four homes. Or that you're famous because you are 'A Decent Man'.
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I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.
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Please don't ask which I enjoy more - acting or hosting - because I love them equally.
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'The Truth' is not meant to preach or point any fingers. It's meant to show that perhaps we should all avoid taking the moral high ground unless we have thought about things a bit more.
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I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy.
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I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.
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I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly person.
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I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part of my motivation is from crippling self-doubt - I have got to prove myself wrong.
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I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.
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I was very bad at projecting my voice. I used to do this Gumby Flower Arranging sketch which involved shouting, and I could never do it right, and at one point my voice went completely.
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I wanted to be an explorer, but gradually found the world had been explored and that there was nowhere left, really. Once they climbed Everest in 1953, when I was 10 years old, I thought, 'Well, that's pretty much it now.' But the idea of travelling and exploring and adventure was very strong.
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