Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar.
BILL NIGHYWhatever you do, don’t smoke’. I have had to recover from that and been lucky that I have been able to stop.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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It’s more than usually possible that I won’t do a play again. But Skylight is one of the great plays in the English language.
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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 one way, an attempt to reproduce the way people actually speak, but it’s not just an attempt at naturalism. It’s stylised and it’s heightened, to great effect. It’s elegant and it’s funny and that’s the way to my heart, frankly.
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You get older and you see yourself and say, ‘God, he’s old, who’s that?’
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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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If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.
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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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Standing in front of a fake mountain with fake snow falling and seven girls dressed as Santarettes will stay in my memory.
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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.
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I used to joke that one of the reasons there was a lack of classical work on my CV was because I couldn’t operate in those kinds of trousers. Which is a joke, but it’s actually also true – if I want to appear in public I want to look my best.
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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 don’t spend a lot of time with anybody.
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Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.
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I find it hard to relax around any man who’s got the second button on his shirt undone.
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I’m probably the only person who actually remembers pirate radio.
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