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.
BILLY CONNOLLYIf you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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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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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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When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.
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I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce.
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There’s nothing better than a fight, especially when you’re watching it from a safe place. You can yell encouragement! Hit him with the left, he’s a big Jessie!
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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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I just believe in the movie. I don’t care what the book was like. I don’t care what the previous film was like or other films were like. I care only about the script I’ve got.
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I spent the whole time battering people I liked and singing with my arm round people I loathed.
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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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Scotland has the only football team in the world that does a lap of disgrace.
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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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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’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’ve always liked it here. Part of me is Irish. My family comes from the west coast, so whenever I come to Ireland I get a wee tingling in my heart that I’m where I belong.
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