I decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
BILLY CONNOLLYI don’t have wild dogs chasing people with scripts away from my door. I get my share. I’ve done okay. But I usually do independent stuff because that’s mostly what I’m offered.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce.
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I don’t understand art-speak. My pictures are big doodles. I’m amazed what people come up with when they look at them.
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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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I can’t believe in Christianity, but I think Jesus was a wonderful teacher.
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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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Oh aye…my Father would thrash me every now and then. He’d talk while he did it too! He’d hit me and shout, ‘Have ye had enough?’ Had enough? Whit kind of question is that? ‘Why, Father, would another kick in the balls be out of the question???’
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Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
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I’m a big fan of the Mars Bar Diet. You don’t eat the Mars bar, you stick it up your arse and let a rottweiler chase you home.
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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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People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that’s an image I really didn’t need.
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Killing a guy and stealing his wife and child isn’t too nice a thing to do.
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I think of my life as a series of moments and I’ve found that the great moments often don’t have too much to them.
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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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