Try to live in a place you like.
BILLY CONNOLLYOnce 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.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I started to draw desert islands. They were just rough, shapes in the middle of the page. Then I began drawing shapes within those shapes and I was amazed how quickly the islands got better. It took off from there.
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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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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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I’m a citizen of the world. I like it that way. The world’s a wonderful. I just think that some people are pretty badly represented. But when you speak to the people themselves they’re delightful. They all want so little.
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I’m a big fan of the Mars Bar Diet. You don’t eat the Mars bar, you stick it up your arse and let a rottweiler chase you home.
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Tread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.
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I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.
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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce – my main thrust was the body and its functions and malfunctions – the absurdity of the thing.
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I can’t believe in Christianity, but I think Jesus was a wonderful teacher.
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If you give people a chance, they shine.
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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 you are waiting for the bus and someone asks, “Has the bus come yet?”. If the bus came would I be standing here?
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I’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
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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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