English - Actor | December 12, 1949 -
One of the reasons I like a suit is because I've never been that keen on my body. The shape a suit presents is always going to be better than anything I can do.
Bill Nighy
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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.
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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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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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The degree of notoriety I have is fine and easy. There's nothing hysterical about it.
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Never go anywhere you have to wear brown shoes.
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I hardly even leave my own house.
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I'm not famous for my back story investigations; I'm lucky that I work with good writers and it's usually in the script.
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When a movie is called 'searingly honest,' it's almost invariably grim and demonstrates how bad things can get.
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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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I don't spend a lot of time with anybody.
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I don't seem to be able to learn from experience or anything useful. History doesn't help me. Precedents don't inform my experience.
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