Quotes
 All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person. It`s nice to see that look of alarm on the faces of the others.
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Stormy in love, stormy in interviews, breakfast in bed - that`s me, love.
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I hope I will have achieved something lasting.
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We don`t deliberately set out to offend. Unless we feel it`s justified.
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Dressing up as decrepit old ladies, and even decrepit young ladies, was one of our staples.
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I can`t talk to a man who bears an undeserved animosity towards ferrets.
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We don`t deliberately set out to offend. Unless we feel it`s justified. And in the case of certain well-known religions, it was justified.
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World War II... did not happen to everyone, but it happened to most. There were people from Germany who were throwing bombs at us.
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Death can really absorb a person. Lik most people, I would find it pleasant not to have to go, but you just accept that it`s more or less inevitable.
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You know, Python should have won a Grammy for our musical work on the show.
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There is no cannibalism in the British navy, absolutely none, and when I say none, I mean there is a certain amount.
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Health care does not worry me a great deal. I`ve been impressed by some wonderful old people.
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I hope I will have achieved something lasting.
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Other people build sketches after taking too many sleeping pills, but I never preferred that method, since I would keep dropping my pencil.
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Trivia
Born at 8:30am-BST
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Was the second tallest member of the Monty Python troupe, being an inch taller than Eric Idle and just over two inches shorter than John Cleese.
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Co-author (with Barry Cryer) of the play "O Happy Day," which was discovered among his manuscripts and produced nearly eleven years after Chapman's death. "O Happy Day" had its world premiere on September 22, 2000, at Dad's Garage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. A portion of Chapman's ashes were in attendance for the premiere.
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The last time he appeared on film, was in the Iron Maiden music video, "Can I Play With Madness", filmed in England April 1988.
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Is the only member of Monty Python's Flying Circus who never worked in one of Terry Gilliam's non-Python projects.
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Member of the comedy group "Monty Python".
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Was going to play the part of the reporter in the "Red Dwarf" (1988) episode "Timeslides", but died before filming could begin. The part instead went to Ruby Wax, the wife of one of the show's directors Ed Bye.
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While at Cambridge University, was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club. He went to the USA with the Cambridge University Footlights Club revue in 1964 - appearing on stage in Broadway, and on the "Ed Sullivan Show".
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His parents were Walter and Edith.
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Studied Medicine at Cambridge University.
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Co-wrote several episodes of "Doctor in the House" (1969) and its sequels with John Cleese.
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Before joining the Cambridge Footlight Dramatic Society, while studying medicine at Emmanuel College, he founded his own cabaret show. When he was invited to join the Society, he did the same year that John Cleese joined.
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Died of cancer on 4th October 1989, just one day before the 20th anniversary of Monty Python. Terry Jones called it "The worst case of party-pooping I've ever seen.".
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Longtime (24 years) companion of David Sherlock. Together, the two raised a son, John Tomiczak.
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Struggled with alcoholism, especially during the filming of Monty Python & The Holy Grail (1975). According to Terry Gilliam, Chapman constantly forgot his lines and was so drunk during filming that he couldn't make it across the Bridge of Death, so the assistant cameraman had to double for him. Additionally, Chapman was genuinely struggling with the rock climbing scene because of his alcohol struggle, which surprised the other Pythons since they had known him to be an excellent climber and wondered if his suit was interfering with his climbing.
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Qualified at St. Bartholomew's hospital as a medical doctor.
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