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.
BILL NIGHYYou can ruin your life wanting to be an actor.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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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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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 never go on the net or the web, or whatever it’s called.
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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 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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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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Anti-Semitism and Fascism have a long, mysterious, bewildering, poisonous and vile history and it’s not exclusive to the Germans.
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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’ve always slightly worried the kids who play football around my house. They know I’m an actor, but felt sorry for me because they’d never seen anything I’ve done.
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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’m crazy about James Brown. I’m crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.
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With stage, you feel completely like you’re just in a bubble. I love not being able to see anything. I love coming out and I can’t see anything because the lights are so bright and it’s pitch black. That’s ideal for me, that’s when I have the best time.
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I have never owned a computer. I am one of those weirdos. I’ve never needed a computer. I’m lucky that I have a job where I’m not required to use one.
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I would like to change everything, but obviously not everything. I’ve been incredibly fortunate. I guess everybody would do this, but I’d go back to my younger self and say, “Lighten up. Take it easy. Relax. Don’t be so anxious about everything.
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When you have a family, or even when you’re just seeing a girl, it’s difficult to be skint.
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