In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call ‘good manners,’ sometimes people don’t quite believe you. I’ve had that once or twice before, where they assume you can’t be for real.
BILL NIGHYThe job is the same – to attempt to make it sound like you’ve never said it before and as if it’s just occurred to you. And that’s the same whether you’re on camera or whether you’re on stage in a room full of people.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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I used to do nothing but plays. I’ve been very fortunate that on several occasions I’ve had jobs where I didn’t want to be anywhere else in the world whatever you had to offer – however much money you’ve got
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I have no memory, any at all, of actually performing the play, no recall in terms of the lines. I can’t tell you any line from any play I’ve ever done.
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I’m crazy about James Brown. I’m crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.
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When a movie is called ‘searingly honest,’ it’s almost invariably grim and demonstrates how bad things can get.
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I don’t even own a car.
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In the street, people talk to you about all kinds of things, but by far, the most number of people talk to me about Love, Actually.
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When I do a play, it’s like agreeing to be ill for a couple of months.
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Somebody asked me recently, ‘Have you done a lot of plays?’ I thought hang on. .
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I have a perfectly average skewed perception of myself. We often don’t know what we’re like.
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I’m not good at watching myself which I think is perfectly natural. I don’t give myself a hard time about it. I am the worst critic.
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Hunger is almost like something the West does. It’s almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.
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When you have a family, or even when you’re just seeing a girl, it’s difficult to be skint.
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I have nothing against romanticism. I’m all for it. I’m helpless in the face of romance.
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I have never owned a computer. I am one of those weirdos. I’ve never needed a computer. I’m lucky that I have a job where I’m not required to use one.
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One of the great regrets of my life is that I smoked. If I could say anything to anybody starting out in life it would be, ‘
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