Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
BILLY CONNOLLYThere’s an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it’s a different venue.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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Don’t tell me how to do my job. I don’t come to your workplace and tell you how to sweep up.
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The more you know the less the better.
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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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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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I don’t have wild dogs chasing people with scripts away from my door. I get my share. I’ve done okay. But I usually do independent stuff because that’s mostly what I’m offered.
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Acting is a different discipline. On stage I’m free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.
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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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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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I think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
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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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Without arts programmes there’s only reality TV, and reality TV needs the arts to show it what reality is.
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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 used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
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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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