Bill Nighy Quotes
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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 never watch my own films.
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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 one of those weird people who doesn't even own a computer.
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There is something, yeah, I mean traditionally it's more fun to play bad guys than it is good guys and when you're playing a bad guy, yeah, the fun in it is to see how scary you can be, how horrible you can be. And it's surprising what you come up with.
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I speed up past mirrors.
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I hardly even leave my own house.
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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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I got briefly mistaken for someone who might be good in bed, which was very, very good.
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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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One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. 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'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've never been a great enthusiast about how I look and I am very... when I was young I had a real anti-talent for inventing myself as unappealing - craven and unremarkable.
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If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.
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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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The great thing about animation is it's like the radio. I used to do lots of radio when I was a kid, and you get to play parts you would never get to play ordinarily.
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It can't be overstated how wonderful it is not to have to audition any more. Any actor will tell you, it's like Christmas.
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The degree of notoriety I have is fine and easy. There's nothing hysterical about it.
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I was never a hippy, per se.
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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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Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.
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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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When it comes to casual clothing, my enthusiasm for clothes starts to waver.
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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.