Actor
Whitman College, 2013
Commencement Speech: “There’s No Time Like the Pleasant”
“Learn to trust yourself. That’s very vital… Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.”
Life has a very simple plot: first you’re here and then you’re not.
The rendition of his classic hit: “Always Look on the Bright Side of Love”
More one-liners from Eric Idle’s speech here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gillian-frew/17-funniest-lines-from-monty-python-star_b_3315378.html