Somebody asked me recently, ‘Have you done a lot of plays?’ I thought hang on. .
BILL NIGHYIf I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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You can ruin your life wanting to be an actor.
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I got briefly mistaken for someone who might be good in bed, which was very, very good.
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The 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.
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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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If I’m onstage I like to do contemporary work, largely because of the trousers, because of the clothes. I like a decent, what we used to call a lounge suit. Then I can start to motor.
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I’m not a financial expert. The Robin Hood tax seems to me a very simple and beautiful idea. I don’t see the problem.
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All actors who have been around for a long time, which I have, and have been skint for long periods, which I have, find it difficult to turn down jobs. If I turn anything down my stomach turns over. I feel sick. It feels like gambling.
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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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I don’t think there’s an improvised word in the movie. I hope not because I admire writing. Improvising is kind of gambling. It’s just that you’re standing up.
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I don’t want to associate myself with any specific group of politicians.
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There are only three men in the world who are licensed to wear shorts: Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise.
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You tell yourself that you’re not auditioning but of course you work like crazy, and you prepare like mad. And you think, “Well, I won’t get that job. But maybe they’ll have another job sometime, and they’ll remember that I was good.”
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I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I’d meet beautiful women in the rain.
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One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience.
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I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone’s name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.
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