“If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I'm in crisis.” IfsKnowsSocialCrisisSettingSettings Author:Bill Nighy
“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?'” IfsHumansTwoIdeasPlayWholeMomentsRememberActorsBitsHoursAudienceImagineFrontsPleaseNormalMajorsToughCookingResponseMythOpeningProtectedAirportsStirringOnionsCarrotsHaresChopping Author:Bill Nighy
“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.” PeopleIfsSaidJobsSoundRoomsStageLike YouCameras Author:Bill Nighy
“I love playing half squid/half crab guy because you can get away with a level of acting that if you tried it anywhere else they'd arrest you for crimes against acting.” IfsGuyLevelsActingHalfCrimeGet AwayCrabsSquids Author: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.” IfsActorsAsksFiveAuditionsReally Happy Author:Bill Nighy
“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. If I'm onstage I like to do contemporary work, largely because of the trousers, because of the clothes. I like a decent, what we used to call a lounge suit. Then I can start to motor.” IfsWantLooksKindI CanReasonUsedClothesJokesContemporarySuitsDecentMotorTrousers Author:Bill Nighy
“When people warned me there would be long periods out of work if I became an actor, I couldn't keep a straight face because that was exactly what I had in mind.” PeopleIfsMindLongWould BeFacesActorsPeriodsStraight Face Author:Bill Nighy
“If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.” IfsWorldSuitsWardrobe Author:Bill Nighy
“If I'm going to appear in front of people I like to look my best.” PeopleIfsLooksFronts Author:Bill Nighy
“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.” IfsFeelsLongHas BeensJobsTurnsActorsDifficultPeriodsLong TimeSickGamblingStomach Author:Bill Nighy
“If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.” IfsWayWellsKindIdeasCharacterSupposed To BeAgendasDeliveringWell Mannered Author:Bill Nighy
“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.” PeopleIfsBelieveRealSometimesAssumingEnthusiasmMannersGood Manners Author:Bill Nighy
“I'm a jacket man. And if I'm without one, I am kind of seriously disabled. I don't know how to operate in shirt sleeves.” IfsKnowsMenKindKnow HowShirtsJacketsDisabledSleeves Author:Bill Nighy
“One of the great regrets of my life is that I smoked. If I could say anything to anybody starting out in life it would be, 'Whatever you do, don't smoke'. I have had to recover from that and been lucky that I have been able to stop.” IfsHas BeensWould BeAbleLife IsRegretLuckyStartingSmokeIf I CouldSmokingSay AnythingStarting OutQuit Smoking Author:Bill Nighy
