Politically correct is the language of cowardice.
BILLY CONNOLLYPeople die all the time. It’s just that you’re not around.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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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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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If you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
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When people say “it’s always the last place you look”. Of course it is. Why would you keep looking after you’ve found it?
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I started to draw desert islands. They were just rough, shapes in the middle of the page. Then I began drawing shapes within those shapes and I was amazed how quickly the islands got better. It took off from there.
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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’m a huge film star… but you have to hurry to the movies, because I usually die in the first 15 f–ing minutes. I’m the only guy I know who died in a f–ing Muppet movie.
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Don’t vote, it only encourages them.
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I always look skint. When I buy a Big Issue, people take it out of my hand and give me a pound.
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Now, the country is in a terrible state, and you’ve blamed it on a number of things: Unemployment rate, the value of the pound and all that… wrll, it’s because the national anthem is boring.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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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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[To audience members who were arriving late] You haven’t missed a thing, I was just killing time ’til you got here.
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