--- title: "8 Connolly Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Connolly quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Connolly sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/richard-herring-5479_apollo_watching-billy-connolly-at-the-hammersmi_639749.jpg" --- > [Watching Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo in the late 90s was a masterclass of long-form comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-herring/watching-billy-connolly-at-the-hammersmith-apollo-in-the-late-90s-was/) [Richard Herring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-herring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/richard-herring-5479_apollo_watching-billy-connolly-at-the-hammersmi_639749.jpg) > [Jim MacLaine was the hero of Ray Connolly's 1973 movie 'That'll Be the Day', about a young man turning his back on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hepworth/jim-maclaine-was-the-hero-of-ray-connolly-s-1973-movie-that-ll-be-the/) [David Hepworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hepworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/david-hepworth-7694_band_jim-maclaine-was-the-hero-of-ray-connoll_1069733.jpg) > [I went to see Billy Connolly do two hours with no break at the Apollo, with Parkinson's disease, during the winter, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aisling-bea/i-went-to-see-billy-connolly-do-two-hours-with-no-break-at-the-apollo/) [Aisling Bea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aisling-bea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0d/aisling-bea-9539_life_i-went-to-see-billy-connolly-do-two-hour_1197571.jpg) > [Janice Connolly is one of them people that whenever you see her, she's happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paddy-mcguinness/janice-connolly-is-one-of-them-people-that-whenever-you-see-her-she-s/) [Paddy McGuinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paddy-mcguinness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/paddy-mcguinness-17611_happy_janice-connolly-is-one-of-them-people-th_1437213.jpg) > [Billy Connolly is probably the greatest stand-up this country has ever produced and he swears all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-lock/billy-connolly-is-probably-the-greatest-stand-up-this-country-has/) [Sean Lock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-lock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/sean-lock-8248_billy_billy-connolly-is-probably-the-greatest_1764760.jpg) > [I would love to direct a feature and have Robert Connolly produce it. That would be really fab.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wenham/i-would-love-to-direct-a-feature-and-have-robert-connolly-produce-it/) [David Wenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wenham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/david-wenham-20100_direct_i-would-love-to-direct-a-feature-and-hav_2556006.jpg) > [When I write after dark", observed Cyril Connolly, "the shades of evening scatter their purple through my prose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fadiman/when-i-write-after-dark-observed-cyril-connolly-the-shades-of-evening/) [Anne Fadiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fadiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/anne-fadiman-7855_dark_when-i-write-after-dark-observed-cyril-c_2644926.jpg) > [Sean pushes up to his feet and stands there. I look at his dirty boots. Now I've offended him, I think. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/sean-pushes-up-to-his-feet-and-stands-there-i-look-at-his-dirty-boots/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/maggie-stiefvater-76_blanket_sean-pushes-up-to-his-feet-and-stands-th_2991304.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/connolly/#itemlist", "name": "Connolly Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Watching Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo in the late 90s was a masterclass of long-form comedy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Herring" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-herring/watching-billy-connolly-at-the-hammersmith-apollo-in-the-late-90s-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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I look at his dirty boots. Now I've offended him, I think. He says, \"Other people have never been important to me, Kate Connolly. Puck Connolly.\" I tip my face up to look at him, finally. The blanket falls off my shoulders, and my hat, too, loosened by the wind. I can't read his expression--his narrow eyes make it difficult. I say, \"And now?\" Kendrick reaches to turn up the collar on his jacket. 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