I do think 3D has seriously improved, since I was a boy. It’s fabulous.
BILL NIGHYI love playing half squid/half crab guy because you can get away with a level of acting that if you tried it anywhere else they’d arrest you for crimes against acting.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.
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Often in America people would assume that [as an English actor] you’ve had some sort of deep, classical training, or that you’re a Shakespeare enthusiast. I have zero interest in me performing Shakespeare.
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I guess part of the hit-man appeal is the solitude. Everybody is lured to the idea of the solitary life.
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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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Somebody asked me recently, ‘Have you done a lot of plays?’ I thought hang on. .
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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 don’t even own a car.
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I’m always happy when actors get rich, because the odds on it are so long!
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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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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 did pick up a guitar once, but the strings hurt my fingers so I put it down again.
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The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.
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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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You have all these plans to act, and maybe do it rather elegantly, and then they turn the rain machine on.
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I like being in kids’ movies, and I like being in family movies.
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