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.
BILLY CONNOLLYIn Mexico, everything on the menu is the same dish. The only difference is the way it’s folded.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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 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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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 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 been fascinated by the difference between the jokes you can tell your friends but you can’t tell to an audience.
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When you involved in an accident and someone asks “are you alright?” Yes fine thanks, I’ll just pick up my limbs and be off.
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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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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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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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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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I think the longer Britain is in Europe 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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Well, the film’s not only pricking the pomposity of the Church, it’s pricking the pomposity, and sometimes you would think fraudulence, of the insurance companies.
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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 used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
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