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, ‘
BILL NIGHYStanding in front of a fake mountain with fake snow falling and seven girls dressed as Santarettes will stay in my memory.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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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 never go on the net or the web, or whatever it’s called.
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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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Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.
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If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I’m in crisis.
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I think in the old days, everybody used to act really quickly because Hollywood was built by theatre people.
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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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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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I don’t spend a lot of time with anybody.
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You can ruin your life wanting to be an actor.
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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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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 don’t want to associate myself with any specific group of politicians.
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My dad had a personal style which was very attractive. It was quite reserved and quite elegant, and it was infectious.
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I hardly even leave my own house.
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