Quotes by scottish authors

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish. Ashley Jensen

You Mind Say Accents Always Blockbuster Scottish Offered Movie

Turn resolutely to work, to recreation, or in any case to physical exercise till you are so tired you can't help going to sleep, and when you wake up you won't want to worry. B. C. Forbes

Work Tired You Wake Up Worry Physical Case Recreation Exercise Till Wake Up Any Going Want Turn Help Resolutely Sleep

The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated. B. C. Forbes

Apt Mutual Only Repeated Yields Bargain Satisfaction

I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash. Bill Forsyth

Joy Think Smash Comfort Going

I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to pigeonhole things I've done. Bill Forsyth

People Easily Pigeonhole How Surprised Done Quite Wanted Things

It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films. Bill Forsyth

Joy Films Other Comfort Misunderstood Means

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors. Bill Forsyth

Thought Made Films Relate Major Experimental Chore Actor Filmmaker

At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it's certainly my home. Bill Forsyth

Home Mother Only Glasgow Although Left Certainly Moment

I'm a people's man - only the people matter. Bill Shankly

Man People Matter Only

I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself. Billy Boyd

Myself Gift Think Given Opened Really

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It's all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing. Billy Boyd

Nature About Like Lot Very Scottish Which Land Thing Enjoying

The club thing is a world people can associate with, letting your hair down at the weekend. Billy Boyd

People World Hair Club Down Weekend Your Letting Thing Associate

I think Scotland has some great stories. Billy Boyd

Great Think Some Great Stories Scotland Stories

People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made again and again. Billy Boyd

People Money Made Scared Something Weddings Like Look Make Another Lot Get Again Means Film Four Funeral

After I've been in America for a while, I get homesick for Scotland. Billy Boyd

Been Scotland America Get After While Homesick

I don't aim to offend. Billy Connolly

Aim Offend

Heckling is an act of cowardice. If you want to speak, get up in front of the microphone and speak, don't sit in the dark hiding. It's easy to hide and shout and waste people's time. Billy Connolly

Time You People Speak Hide Dark Cowardice Sit Hiding Easy Up Get Microphone Front Want Act Shout Waste

I love Los Angeles. It reinvents itself every two days. Billy Connolly

Love Every Angeles Days Los Los Angeles Itself Two

I don't understand art-speak. My pictures are big doodles. I'm amazed what people come up with when they look at them. There's one of a figure with two heads that somebody thought must be a comment on the state of matrimony. None of it is a comment on anything. Billy Connolly