A lot of people are too easily offended. Religious people, for instance. They’ve been offending other people for centuries.
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More Billy Connolly Quotes
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As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It’s something they reserve just for me.
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My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.
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There’s an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it’s a different venue.
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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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Try to live in a place you like.
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It’s my mind, and I reserve the right to change it as often as I like.
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I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce – my main thrust was the body and its functions and malfunctions – the absurdity of the thing.
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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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Whenever I wear something expensive it looks stolen.
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A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.
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The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
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I just believe in the movie. I don’t care what the book was like. I don’t care what the previous film was like or other films were like. I care only about the script I’ve got.
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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I’ve always liked it here. Part of me is Irish. My family comes from the west coast, so whenever I come to Ireland I get a wee tingling in my heart that I’m where I belong.
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I don’t think I’ve ever died on stage. I’ve had jokes that died on stage. I’ve told a joke and absolutely nothing. They didn’t know it was the end of the joke.
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