Connolly is also a playwright and his three credits his name: An' Me Wi' A Bad Leg Tae, When Hair Was Long And Time Was Short and Red Runner.

1. "I'm very big in Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada and America. It's nice. I have a lovely life, and actually it pays better than the movies. Well, it doesn't pay better than Tom Cruise in the movies. But it pays better than I get. I get bus fare compared to these guys." — Billy Connolly on his life
2. "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 Connolly on angels
3. "I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be." — Billy Connolly on himself
4. "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 Connolly on plowtruck drivers