Terence Graham Parry "Terry" Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director and author. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team. Read full biography of Terry Jones →
I spent my earliest years in Colwyn Bay in north Wales with my mother and grandmother, while my father was stationed with the RAF in India.
I'd always thought that if Python was going to go on at all, it'd be nice to get into storylines.
I've been very lucky to have been able to act, write and direct and not have to choose just the one thing.
I've got a soft spot for Theatr Colwyn because my granddad used to run the Colwyn amateur dramatic society in the 1930s.
I've never been good at improvising.
It doesn't worry me what anyone says, except when publicity hurts others.
You know, I've never thought of myself as a comedian.
Every age sort of has its own history. History is really the stories that we retell to ourselves to make them relevant to every age. So we put our... →
We are, of course, now against any other group burning Qurans. We would right now ask no one to burn Qurans. We are absolutely strong on that. It is... →
Terence Graham Parry "Terry" Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director and author. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team.