I always look skint. When I buy a Big Issue, people take it out of my hand and give me a pound.
BILLY CONNOLLYThere’s one of a figure with two heads that somebody thought must be a comment on the state of matrimony. None of it is a comment on anything.
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I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.
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I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra… I’m never likely to go there.
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Chic Murray once told me he fell in the street, and a woman said to him, “Did you fall?” He said, “No, I’m tryin’ to break a bar of chocolate in my back pocket.”
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I’d never consciously left home to see a zombie movie. They were fine by me, but I had no intention of ever being in one. But I’ve been learning more about it as I’ve been doing interviews. I
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I used to be a folk singer, but I was… dreadful. I had a voice like a goose farting in the fog.
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I’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
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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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The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
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American sex shops are the most bizarre. They sell these inflatable dolls, but they also sell just the head — supposedly for people to drive along the highway with.
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Whenever I wear something expensive it looks stolen.
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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Scottish-Americans tell you that if you want to identify tartans, it’s easy – you simply look under the kilt, and if it’s a quarter-pounder, you know it’s a McDonald’s.
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Tread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.
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I decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
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Without arts programmes there’s only reality TV, and reality TV needs the arts to show it what reality is.
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