I’m a huge film star… but you have to hurry to the movies, because I usually die in the first 15 f–ing minutes. I’m the only guy I know who died in a f–ing Muppet movie.
BILLY CONNOLLYMarriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I used to be a folk singer, but I was… dreadful. I had a voice like a goose farting in the fog.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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The great thing about Glasgow is that if there’s a nuclear attack it’ll look exactly the same afterwards.
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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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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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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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I’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
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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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For me, it’s about the desire to win. My audience becomes a crowd of wild animals and I have to be the lion-tamer or be eaten.
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Oh aye…my Father would thrash me every now and then. He’d talk while he did it too! He’d hit me and shout, ‘Have ye had enough?’ Had enough? Whit kind of question is that? ‘Why, Father, would another kick in the balls be out of the question???’
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I can’t believe in Christianity, but I think Jesus was a wonderful teacher.
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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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I’ve always been fascinated by the difference between the jokes you can tell your friends but you can’t tell to an audience.
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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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