Acting is a different discipline. On stage I’m free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.
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.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. … That can keep me awake for days.
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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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If you haven’t heard a good rumour by 11:00am, start one.
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Try to live in a place you like.
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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I loathe hecklers. I haven’t got a good syllable to say. When you come out of the club circuit and into the concert hall, they should be gone.
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I love Los Angeles. It reinvents itself every two days.
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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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People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that’s an image I really didn’t need.
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The world needs more Edwin Morgans, people who can take the language and swing it round their heads and don’t care what you think.
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I’d always been scared of people with tertiary education and high intellects in case they found me wanting. I thought they viewed me as just a welder who knew a few jokes.
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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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It’s my mind, and I reserve the right to change it as often as I like.
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I don’t believe in angels and I have trouble with the whole God thing. I don’t want to say I don’t believe in God, but I don’t think I do. But I believe in people who do.
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There’s nothing better than a fight, especially when you’re watching it from a safe place. You can yell encouragement! Hit him with the left, he’s a big Jessie!
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