I love Scotland and I speak about it a lot, so people think I’m desperate to go back. They just take it upon themselves to say I’m going back, but I’m not. I’d rather concentrate on becoming a citizen of the world.
BILLY CONNOLLYI used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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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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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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I was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.
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So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
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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 used to be a folk singer, but I was… dreadful. I had a voice like a goose farting in the fog.
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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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As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It’s something they reserve just for me.
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If you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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I still do my comedy and my performance stuff and my acting so it’s not all-consuming. But I do find myself drawing more and more these days.
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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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Learn to feel sorry for music because, although it is the international language, it has no swear words.
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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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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