Bill Nighy Quotes

If You Ask Any Actor "what Single Thing Would Make You Really, Really Happy?" Among The Top Five Things They'd Say Is Not Having To Audition Anymore.

Opening A Play Is Just Tough. The Idea That Actors Are Weirdly Protected From It Is A Myth. If You Imagine Yourself Having To Spend Two And A Bit Hours Cooking Bolognaise, Remembering A Whole Major Work By David Hare And Speaking It At The Correct Moment Between Chopping Carrots And Stirring The Onions In Front Of An Audience - The Normal Human Response Is 'please, Can I Go To The Airport?'

In The Street, People Talk To You About All Kinds Of Things, But By Far, The Most Number Of People Talk To Me About Love, Actually.

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.

I Am A Fan Of Rehearsal. I Like Doing It [scene] Over And Over And Over And Over Until It Looks Like You Never Did It Before.

From My Point Of View, It's Very Refreshing To Play A Regular Human Being And Not Someone From Another Dimension. When I Say "not Act," What I Mean Is Just To Be As Natural And As Normal As Possible.

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.

I'm Lucky That I Get To Play A Wide Variety Of Parts.

I'm Probably The Only Person Who Actually Remembers Pirate Radio.

I Like American Black Soul Music, That Was My First Big Enthusiasm.

You Tell Yourself That You're Not Auditioning But Of Course You Work Like Crazy, And You Prepare Like Mad. And You Think, "well, I Won't Get That Job. But Maybe They'll Have Another Job Sometime, And They'll Remember That I Was Good."

I'm Not An Actor Who Consciously Accesses Bits Of My Life, In Order To Play Parts. Obviously, You Don't Need To Have Been A Father To Play One, Otherwise Everyone Who's Been A Father Would Be Able To Act.