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.
BILLY CONNOLLYIf you give people a chance, they shine.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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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I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.
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The more you know the less the better.
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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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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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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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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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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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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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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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When I read ‘Be real, don’t get caught acting,’ I thought, ‘How the hell do you do that?’.
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I loved Japan. I used to read a lot about it when I was a child. And I always wanted to go. And it was delightful. I absolutely loved it. What a smashing place.
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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