Quotes from Bill Nighy

I like sci-fi.

I was never a hippy, per se.

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.

Never go anywhere you have to wear brown shoes.

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.

If I ruled the world, every woman would have a Chanel suit in her wardrobe.

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.

I guess part of the hit-man appeal is the solitude. Everybody is lured to the idea of the solitary life.

There are only three men in the world who are licensed to wear shorts: Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise.

You get older and you see yourself and say, 'God, he's old, who's that?'

You have all these plans to act, and maybe do it rather elegantly, and then they turn the rain machine on.

When it comes to casual clothing, my enthusiasm for clothes starts to waver.

I don't do plays without jokes anymore. I've retired from those plays. I think it's bad manners to invite people to sit in the dark for two and a half hours and not tell them the joke.

I'm one of those weird people who doesn't even own a computer.

If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I'm in crisis.

Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.

I never mind doing press; it's never bothered me.

I'm not a financial expert. The Robin Hood tax seems to me a very simple and beautiful idea. I don't see the problem.

Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar.

When you've been going on about something for a while, it is always satisfying to discover that other people agree with you.

I don't dislike the process of animation... I find it daunting, but only as much as I find everything daunting.

Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.

I think in the old days, everybody used to act really quickly because Hollywood was built by theatre people.

You can ruin your life wanting to be an actor.