Acting is a different discipline. On stage I’m free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.
BILLY CONNOLLYPolitically correct is the language of cowardice.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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If you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
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I hate those earnest TV documentaries that are the world according to people with glasses who know better than you.
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The more you know the less the better.
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I don’t believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It’s on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it’s supposed to give you a parking space. It’s worked so far.
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Life is supposed to be fun. It’s not a job or occupation. We’re here only once and we should have a bit of a laugh.
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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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Never trust people who’ve only got one book.
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I’m not going to throw away the hand of friendship to suit 100 Trotskyites in Glasgow.
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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I don’t aim to offend.
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If you haven’t heard a good rumour by 11:00am, start one.
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My advice to you, if you want to lose a bit of weight: don’t eat anything that comes in a bucket. Buckets are the kitchen utensils of the farmyard.
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There’s nothing better than a fight, especially when you’re watching it from a safe place. You can yell encouragement! Hit him with the left, he’s a big Jessie!
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There’s a fine line you have to tread because you don’t know who is out there in the auditorium. A lot of people are too easily offended.
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