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
BILL NIGHYI 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.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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A way of describing performances that I admire is that there is an absence of careerism. It’s a clumsy way of describing it but it sort of does it for me.
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If I’m going to appear in front of people I like to look my best.
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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 hardly even leave my own house.
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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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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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Jerry Bruckheimer says that he makes films that he would want to see, and it seems that that coincides with what a lot of people want to see.
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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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I think in the old days, everybody used to act really quickly because Hollywood was built by theatre people.
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If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.
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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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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 don’t dislike the process of animation… I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting.
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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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I generally do things I’m proud to be in and generally I’m in things people like.
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