The BBC did a survey of the top 50 things to do before we die. Not while we’re still alive, before we die.
BILL BAILEYTelevision is where you earn regular money so you can plan a little bit but even then only when you have a regular gig. If you’re just doing the odd appearance, you don’t know if it will carry on.
More Bill Bailey Quotes
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I’m English and as such I crave disappointment. That’s why I buy Kinder Surprise.
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Relaxed Empiricism — I only believe something to be true if someone I know quite well tells me if happened.
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So many beautiful things, I cannot possess them all!
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I try to appreciate the simple things. I’ve just been camping with my son and I enjoyed that just as much if not more than a holiday in a posh hotel. I like making a cup of tea and bacon sarnie in the morning.
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Marijuana? It’s harmless really, unless you fashion it into a club and beat somebody over the head with it
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I tried to like it. For me, it was like being smacked around the head by a piece of IKEA furniture: it hurts, but you’ve got to admire the workmanship.
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People say ‘Bill, are you an optimist?’ And I say, ‘I hope so.’
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I’m quite lucky, because I’ve got a small, decorative concrete pig.
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Orchestras have often been used to conjure up the natural world: Swans, sharks, trout, but not, as far as I know, the often maligned jellyfish.
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Stupid National Anthem… Look at this flag; Two bears fighting over a pineapple. What kind of message does that send to the world? “Come to Belarus, where wild animals will steal your fruit.”
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Toughest job I ever had: selling doors, door to door.
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I’m sort of like a post-modern vegetarian; I eat meat ironically.
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Why do people want to swim with dolphins? The equivalent would be an Indonesian fellow coming over here, going up to a farmer and saying ‘Can I get in with the cows? I just fancy scuffling about with them.’
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There we go, that’s it. I just hold my hand in this position for the next couple of hours.
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My wife bought me a vintage Gibson guitar that isn’t just beautiful but has tremendous sentimental value. I have plenty of guitars for live gigs but this is one to treasure.
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