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One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: After Compassion Far Great Guarantee Humour Important Kindness Late Learned Letters Life List Long Long List Many More Name No Guarantee People Putting Qualities Regrets Relevant Reputation Someone Spent Status Stuff Too Too Late Ahead

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I speed up past mirrors.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Mirrors Past Speed Up

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

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Casual Clothes Clothing Enthusiasm Starts Waver

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

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Beautiful Beautiful Women Glamorous Journalist Meet Rain Thought Wanted Women

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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.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Attractive Dad Elegant Had Infectious Personal Personal Style Quite Reserved Style Very Which

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I did pick up a guitar once, but the strings hurt my fingers so I put it down again.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Again Did Down Fingers Guitar Hurt Once Pick Put Strings Up

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When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Difficult Even Family Girl Just Seeing You

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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.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Anyone Back Back Up Brown Come Eternal Genius Guitar Highest James James Brown Order Playing Prince Respect Singing Splits Up While Who

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I have nothing against romanticism. I'm all for it. I'm helpless in the face of romance.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Against Face Helpless Nothing Romance Romanticism

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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.

~Bill Nighy

Topics: Am Disabled How Jacket Kind Know Man Operate Seriously Shirt Sleeves Without I Am

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: December 12th, 1949

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