Bill Nighy Quotes

I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain.

Bill Nighy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 12, 1949

Topics

WomenBeautifulRainThoughtMeet

In a perfect world, I don't think any man should slap anyone.

Jim Brown

ManWorldThinkPerfectSlapShould

There are conscious reasons and unconscious reasons why I pick something. You know, I have to be moved by the story and usually that means it has to touch me in some kind of personal place.

Jodie Foster

MeStoryYouPlaceKnowPersonal

I knew I wanted to act from a very young age - from about nine, really - but I didn't know how to go about it. I had no idea. The world was a much bigger place then.

John Hurt

AgeWorldPlaceGoKnowYoung

A lot of stand-up comedy is embarrassing: too many idiots doing it in orange neckties against brick walls. I find most sitcoms embarrassing, too, because they seem so forced.

Tracey Ullman

WallsComedyDoingFindBrickSeem

From day one, my focus as a new-breed appropriator was to look for areas where we could save taxpayer dollars.

Tom Graves

FocusDayLookWhereSaveDay One

I know that I'm talented, and I know that I'm not in American Ballet Theater because I'm black - I'm here because I'm a gifted dancer.

Misty Copeland

BlackAmericanKnowGiftedHere

Whether by design or circumstance, every startup will eventually get disrupted.

Jay Samit

DesignWillGetEveryEventually

When it is possible, I choose to have a quiet life.

Diego Della Valle

LifeChooseQuietPossible

I think it's always the moments that are the trials that end up making you become a hero in the end. You're not a hero unless you've gone through the trials. And it makes these moments so much sweeter, so much better. I don't believe in 'deserved,' but I might believe in 'earned.'

Brie Larson

HeroBelieveThinkEndBetterYou

Investing in vital infrastructure will help to build more sustainable, equitable economies.

Winnie Byanyima

HelpBuildWillMoreInvesting

I have to use other things to help my tennis, like my brain. But I believe that, even when your muscles are not so fast, with the brain and with concentration you can compensate.

Marion Bartoli

BrainBelieveHelpYouFastTennis

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.

Herbert Spencer

ManLawSelfishBeastWildCage

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