It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
We took up the offer with the BBC, and that was Monty Python's Flying Circus. I didn't have to submit my ideas to the group. I used to turn up on the days we recorded with a can of film under my arm, and in it went.
It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't undo it.

