A biography for Bill Nighyhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't dislike the process of animation... I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting.”
“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.”
“I guess part of the hit-man appeal is the solitude. Everybody is lured to the idea of the solitary life.”
“I was never a hippy, per se.”
“I don't want to associate myself with any specific group of politicians.”
“It can't be overstated how wonderful it is not to have to audition any more. Any actor will tell you, it's like Christmas.”
“If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I'm in crisis.”
“I hardly even leave my own house.”
“The degree of notoriety I have is fine and easy. There's nothing hysterical about it.”
“Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.”
“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.”
“I like being in kids' movies, and I like being in family movies.”
“I have nothing against romanticism. I'm all for it. I'm helpless in the face of romance.”
“More people saw me in 'Love Actually' than had seen me in everything else I had ever done up to that point.”
“The way the elderly are treated, and in some cases warehoused and medicated, rather than nurtured and listened to, is distressing.”
“I'm not a royal family watcher.”
“I find it hard to relax around any man who's got the second button on his shirt undone.”
“Actors always talk about taking their work home and I always think: 'What are you on? You just turn it off. You are at work and then you go home.'”
“I never mind doing press; it's never bothered me.”
“You can ruin your life wanting to be an actor.”