Happy Birthday: Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Born: December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, UK

There was a time when you were supposed to question everything the director said, to create some kind of conflict, out of which creativity would be born. But I love it when they tell you what to do, you know: “Start there, walk over there, say the line and I’ll shout: Cut!” I think it’s groovy. When we were filming with Stephen Poliakoff, his first note to me – he prefaced it with: “That was marvellous”, which is always a good start – anyway, his note was: “Don’t wiggle your eyes about so much,” and you know, my heart leapt. Because I know that. I know how to not make my eyes wiggle about.

Guest House Paradiso 1999 dir. Adrian Edmondson Starring Rik Mayall Vincent Cassel

Underworld 2003 dir. Len Wiseman Starring Kate Beckinsale Scott Speedman

Love Actually 2003