Michael Palin Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I saw novelists as being admirable people and I thought... I thought... maybe, one day, I could be one of them.”

“I would love to go to Iran. The island of Madagascar, everyone says is pretty exotic, or the wonderful Namibian desert.”

“I'd got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me.”

“'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.”

“People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.”

“I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public.”

“Please don't ask which I enjoy more - acting or hosting - because I love them equally.”

“The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you have to remember that.”

“There is barely a country in the world where you will be completely safe.”

“Hollywood was possible for a while! Why didn't I go along with it? Well, the other things that were pulling me back were more important. Being at home, being in the same marriage, these things enabled me to go off and travel in the first place.”