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.
BILLY CONNOLLYWhen I read ‘Be real, don’t get caught acting,’ I thought, ‘How the hell do you do that?’.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
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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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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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It’s my mind, and I reserve the right to change it as often as I like.
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There’s an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it’s a different venue.
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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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Whenever I wear something expensive it looks stolen.
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce.
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There’s one of a figure with two heads that somebody thought must be a comment on the state of matrimony. None of it is a comment on anything.
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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I’m not going to throw away the hand of friendship to suit 100 Trotskyites in Glasgow.
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Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
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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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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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