I’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
BILLY CONNOLLYI have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
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My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.
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I’d always been scared of people with tertiary education and high intellects in case they found me wanting. I thought they viewed me as just a welder who knew a few jokes.
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People who are willing to get off their arse to search the entire room for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the channel manually.
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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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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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I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra… I’m never likely to go there.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
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In Mexico, everything on the menu is the same dish. The only difference is the way it’s folded.
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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 worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. … That can keep me awake for days.
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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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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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I always look skint. When I buy a Big Issue, people take it out of my hand and give me a pound.
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