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 decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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A lot of people are too easily offended. Religious people, for instance. They’ve been offending other people for centuries.
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I’m not going to throw away the hand of friendship to suit 100 Trotskyites in Glasgow.
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I was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.
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I’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
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I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.
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I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra… I’m never likely to go there.
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Politically correct is the language of cowardice.
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When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks, “Has the bus come yet?”. If the bus came would I be standing here?
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Wisdom isn’t an old guy on top of a mountain in a loin cloth. It isn’t an answer. It’s a question.
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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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Don’t vote, it only encourages them.
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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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A fart is just your arse applauding.
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American sex shops are the most bizarre. They sell these inflatable dolls, but they also sell just the head — supposedly for people to drive along the highway with.
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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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