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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.

Bill Nighy

I quoted David Hare one of his lines the other day to illuminate whatever point we were trying to make in the conversation, and I said ‘What play was that?’ and he said ‘It was your line, you said it about a hundred and fifty times in The Vertical Hour.’
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Fifty Play Quoted Trying
I’m just aware of what I’m thinking and feeling but I do obviously have to get that to the back of the auditorium.
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Auditorium Feelings Important Thinking
The way the elderly are treated, and in some cases warehoused and medicated, rather than nurtured and listened to, is distressing.
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Cases Elderly Way
I’m not famous for my back story investigations; I’m lucky that I work with good writers and it’s usually in the script.
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Lucky Scripts Stories
When a movie is called ‘searingly honest,’ it’s almost invariably grim and demonstrates how bad things can get.
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Bad Grim Honest Things
I don’t dislike the process of animation… I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting.
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Animation Dislike Process
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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Actors Cases Extroverts
I’m one of those weird people who doesn’t even own a computer.
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Computer People Weird People
I don’t want to associate myself with any specific group of politicians.
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Groups Politician Want
I don’t even own a car.
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Car Own Purchased
Somebody asked me recently, ‘Have you done a lot of plays?’ I thought hang on. .
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Done Jobs Play
As you get older you feel you need to pay more attention to what is around you and relish it. I’m greedy for beauty.
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Attention Beauty More Needs Older Pay
Try to be in the day. Try to not have today stolen from you by anxiety about yesterday or tomorrow.”
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Anxiety Day Tomorrow Yesterday
I have nothing against romanticism. I’m all for it. I’m helpless in the face of romance.
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Faces Helpless Romance
I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.
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People Stage Walks
I’m always happy when actors get rich, because the odds on it are so long!
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Actors Long Odds

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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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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