The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know.
BILLY CONNOLLYI hate those earnest TV documentaries that are the world according to people with glasses who know better than you.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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I’ve never done a comedy club in my life. It’s weird because I don’t have the same background as most comics. I don’t have a history of going up and only doing eight minutes.
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I 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.
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Don’t vote, it only encourages them.
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A fart is just your arse applauding.
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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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I 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.
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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If you haven’t heard a good rumour by 11:00am, start one.
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Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of car you drive, the clothes you wear, and so it would be patronising to go and talk like a welder. Welding’s a mystery to me now. You can’t go back, your life changes every day.
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The human race has been set up. Someone, somewhere, is playing a practical joke on us. Apparently, women need to feel loved to have sex. Men need to have sex to feel loved. How do we ever get started.
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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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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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