To be serious, the things you really want to relive are things like bedtime with your daughter when she becomes incredibly entertaining ’cause she doesn’t want to go to sleep.
BILL NIGHYI have a perfectly average skewed perception of myself. We often don’t know what we’re like.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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I have a perfectly average skewed perception of myself. We often don’t know what we’re like.
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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 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 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 think in the old days, everybody used to act really quickly because Hollywood was built by theatre people.
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I got briefly mistaken for someone who might be good in bed, which was very, very good.
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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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They’re at their most enchanting ’cause they just want to put it off, so they do a cabaret for you. You sit there thinking, “Please don’t let this end.”
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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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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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Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar.
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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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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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You can ruin your life wanting to be an actor.
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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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