So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
BILLY CONNOLLYI’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.
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If you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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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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Whenever I wear something expensive it looks stolen.
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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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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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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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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When you involved in an accident and someone asks “are you alright?” Yes fine thanks, I’ll just pick up my limbs and be off.
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I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra… I’m never likely to go there.
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A fart is just your arse applauding.
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I was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.
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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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I’ve never done a comedy club in my life. It’s weird because I don’t have the same background as most comics. I don’t have a history of going up and only doing eight minutes.
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I don’t understand art-speak. My pictures are big doodles. I’m amazed what people come up with when they look at them.
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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 don’t aim to offend.
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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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The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know.
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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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A lot of people are too easily offended. Religious people, for instance. They’ve been offending other people for centuries.
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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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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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Killing a guy and stealing his wife and child isn’t too nice a thing to do.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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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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