I do think 3D has seriously improved, since I was a boy. It’s fabulous.
“I do think 3D has seriously improved, since I was a boy. It’s fabulous.” Bill Nighy
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.
“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 … Read More
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?’
“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 … Read More
Often in America people would assume that [as an English actor] you’ve had some sort of deep, classical training, or that you’re a Shakespeare enthusiast. I have zero interest in me performing Shakespeare.
“Often in America people would assume that [as an English actor] you’ve had some sort of deep, classical training, or that you’re a Shakespeare enthusiast. … Read More
I’m crazy about James Brown. I’m crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.
“I’m crazy about James Brown. I’m crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.” Bill Nighy
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.
“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 … Read More
A way of describing performances that I admire is that there is an absence of careerism. It’s a clumsy way of describing it but it sort of does it for me.
“A way of describing performances that I admire is that there is an absence of careerism. It’s a clumsy way of describing it but it … Read More
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 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 … Read More
I’m not good at watching myself which I think is perfectly natural. I don’t give myself a hard time about it. I am the worst critic.
“I’m not good at watching myself which I think is perfectly natural. I don’t give myself a hard time about it. I am the worst … Read More
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 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 … Read More
I’m lucky that I get to play a wide variety of parts.
“I’m lucky that I get to play a wide variety of parts.” Bill Nighy
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.
“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, … Read More
I’m probably the only person who actually remembers pirate radio.
“I’m probably the only person who actually remembers pirate radio.” Bill Nighy
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.”
“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 … Read More
I admire David Hare as much as I admire certainly any writer ever. What I like about his writing is it is very conscientiously, in one way, an attempt to reproduce the way people actually speak, but it’s not just an attempt at naturalism. It’s stylised and it’s heightened, to great effect. It’s elegant and it’s funny and that’s the way to my heart, frankly.
“I admire David Hare as much as I admire certainly any writer ever. What I like about his writing is it is very conscientiously, in … Read More
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. I was lucky enough to be a part of it at one point in its life, and it’s a timely thing to deliver it again in the modern world.
“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. I … Read More
When you are in something that you’re proud of and it’s funny and it’s a good night out and all of those things, there’s nothing quite like it. The rewards are proportionate to the amount of alarm and distress it causes you.
“When you are in something that you’re proud of and it’s funny and it’s a good night out and all of those things, there’s nothing … Read More
The job is the same – to attempt to make it sound like you’ve never said it before and as if it’s just occurred to you. And that’s the same whether you’re on camera or whether you’re on stage in a room full of people.
“The job is the same – to attempt to make it sound like you’ve never said it before and as if it’s just occurred to … Read More
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.
“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 … Read More
One is that you legislate according to natural selection, the other is that you don’t. You have compassion, you try and help people. It’s a fundamental clash between two people who happen to love each other, which complicates everything.
“One is that you legislate according to natural selection, the other is that you don’t. You have compassion, you try and help people. It’s a … Read More