I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce.
BILLY CONNOLLYIf I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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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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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Acting is a different discipline. On stage I’m free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.
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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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If you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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If you give people a chance, they shine.
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Outgrew the media… The negativity felt like a disease.
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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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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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When people say “it’s always the last place you look”. Of course it is. Why would you keep looking after you’ve found it?
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I don’t believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It’s on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it’s supposed to give you a parking space. It’s worked so far.
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If you haven’t heard a good rumour by 11:00am, start one.
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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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I’d never consciously left home to see a zombie movie. They were fine by me, but I had no intention of ever being in one. But I’ve been learning more about it as I’ve been doing interviews. I
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My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.
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