Tread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.
BILLY CONNOLLYTread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.
BILLY CONNOLLYThe religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
BILLY CONNOLLYDid your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
BILLY CONNOLLYI decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
BILLY CONNOLLYI 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.
BILLY CONNOLLYIf Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
BILLY CONNOLLYI have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.
BILLY CONNOLLYIt seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he’s telling them all different things.
BILLY CONNOLLYI 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.
BILLY CONNOLLYI once travelled to Adelaide on Emu Airways. I was 5,000 ft up in the air when someone pointed out to me that emus can’t fly
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.
BILLY CONNOLLYBehind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
BILLY CONNOLLYThere’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.
BILLY CONNOLLYKilling a guy and stealing his wife and child isn’t too nice a thing to do.
BILLY CONNOLLYLife 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.
BILLY CONNOLLYI was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.
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