Well, the film’s not only pricking the pomposity of the Church, it’s pricking the pomposity, and sometimes you would think fraudulence, of the insurance companies.
BILLY CONNOLLYI think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I think of my life as a series of moments and I’ve found that the great moments often don’t have too much to them.
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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.
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Don’t tell me how to do my job. I don’t come to your workplace and tell you how to sweep up.
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A fart is just your arse applauding.
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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 decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
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Don’t work out, work in.
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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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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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My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.
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When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.
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Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?
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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 I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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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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