Revolution was written into the U.S. Constitution so it’s like they’re in a constant state of revolution. But then again, happiness is written into their constitution as well, which makes them pretty unique.
BILLY CONNOLLYActing is a different discipline. On stage I’m free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I’m a huge film star… but you have to hurry to the movies, because I usually die in the first 15 f–ing minutes. I’m the only guy I know who died in a f–ing Muppet movie.
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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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In Mexico, everything on the menu is the same dish. The only difference is the way it’s folded.
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I loathe hecklers. I haven’t got a good syllable to say. When you come out of the club circuit and into the concert hall, they should be gone.
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The world needs more Edwin Morgans, people who can take the language and swing it round their heads and don’t care what you think.
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The great thing about Glasgow is that if there’s a nuclear attack it’ll look exactly the same afterwards.
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[To audience members who were arriving late] You haven’t missed a thing, I was just killing time ’til you got here.
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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Scottish-Americans tell you that if you want to identify tartans, it’s easy – you simply look under the kilt, and if it’s a quarter-pounder, you know it’s a McDonald’s.
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I think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.
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There’s nothing better than a fight, especially when you’re watching it from a safe place. You can yell encouragement! Hit him with the left, he’s a big Jessie!
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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Wisdom isn’t an old guy on top of a mountain in a loin cloth. It isn’t an answer. It’s a question.
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