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.
BILL NIGHYI don’t dislike the process of animation… I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting.
More Bill Nighy Quotes
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I 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.
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I love imaginative representations of a possible near-future, where you look at the technology and you think, “Well, yeah, that could really nearly be true.” I like those kinds of backgrounds.
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I’m probably the only person who actually remembers pirate radio.
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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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So there are things like projection and filling the room, and not dropping the ends of lines – technical things which are important, but I don’t think they change the way I feel in a scene.
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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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I really have no interest in delivering the iambic pentameter, I just want to kill myself. I don’t mind other people doing it. I say that, but really I don’t want to watch other people doing it. I get embarrassed.
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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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If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.
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I admire David Hare as much as I admire certainly any writer ever. What I like about his writing is it is very conscientiously.
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I never go on the net or the web, or whatever it’s called.
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Standing in front of a fake mountain with fake snow falling and seven girls dressed as Santarettes will stay in my memory.
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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 generally do things I’m proud to be in and generally I’m in things people like.
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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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