Bill Nighy On Acting 

What a delight to hear his sane, no bs take on his profession. He’s impeccable.

Ah, Bill Nighy, my favourite actor for so many reasons and now here's another -- the guy is honest. The best of qualities.

I was once having coffee in Bar Italia when Mr. Nighy walked in, as he passed I whispered under my breath to my then Fifteen-year-old daughter .”He's a very good actor and a snappy dresser. As he was leaving he lent in between us and said “thank you for both of those compliments”.A man who truly understands the sometimes, always, never 3 -button rule Top chap

This is why we love Bill: he is so good at his job. It's still a mystery to me how good acting works: not everyone can do it, but it's obvious when it happens.

Bill Nighy is a legendary actor, and absolute artist with true heart and originality. One of the most iconic genuine guys.

Can I please get "You don't like my squid? Live with it" on a shirt?

This was the most honest I've EVER heard an actor of his caliber be. So good.

"You have to operate whilst your head is attacking you." I'm one second in and he already hit the nail on the head.

10:04 “Remember that no one knows what’s going on in your head and they never will” Bill Nighy 🙌

His accent and his voice is so soothing.

He's pure class. Gorgeous soul.

The best compliment I personally have to give Mr. Nighy is this: Sir, regardless of the character you portray, I BELIEVE you are that person without an instant of doubt. You sell truth and I will always buy.

this is absolutely vital for young actors to hear. "You're giving the APPEARANCE of feeling something." for years, I let shitty drama teachers and the "feelings" destroy me. Because I was manipulated, as he says.

you dont like my squid, well get along with it Bill Nighy being full of swag

Imagine the vast amounts of shit hitting the fans of drama schools when students attend class and quote Bill on this. Love this guy.

This man is the epitome of class.

"No one knows what's going on in your head" That line is so simple and yet so genius

He's just so honest and he appears to be a lovely gentleman.

I really enjoyed listening to this old classy guy talk about being a squid.

Well that was quite refreshing

Plot twist, he's not talking about Davy Jones. He actually played an actual squid in a full animated movie

Whether it's horror, drama or comedy, there is nothing I've ever seen him perform that didn't blow me away.

"No one knows what's going on in your head and they never will" Brilliant!

Bill Nighy is one of those character actors I still haven't learned to spot when he's on screen or catch by his voice. His approach causes him to just...vanish, and all he does is learn his lines. Brilliant.

In the 1970s I remember seeing Bill Nighy at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre. The production was Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and he pretended to be a heckler from the audience shouting about what rubbish the acting was. There was a bit of an argument and he was invited to come on stage to see if he could do any better. He went on stage, took the playbook and gave a great impression of a member of the public trying to read Shakespeare on stage for the first time. He was really convincing. We thought then he would go on to great things.

LOOOL he’s so blunt I love it

Just love that he comes out and says that nudity is not essential to the plot or to the truth of a piece. He admits it's exploitative. Good for him. Wish more actors would say this and we might not have so many actors (99% of which are female) being used in this way.

My goodness, the thinking woman's actor. Talk about impressive. Someone I would LOVE to know.

I have always enjoyed him as an actor and after listening to this interview I can only say RESPECT for his honesty.

Davy Jones is hands down Bill's best performance on Earth.

Could listen to him all day long. Thanks for posting BAFTA.

After watching him in a film, I decided to google this actor and I'm glad I did. What a class act

I love BN. So bloody honest.

Just hearing Nighy reflect on his role in PotC makes me wonder how Dead Man's Chest would've played out if anyone else but him played Davy Jones

Bill Nighy in The Worriker Trilogy is one of the best series ever

Very sane and kind hearted talk . informative and inspiring

Bill Nighy is such a nice man. Modest & very talented. I’ve seen him in London many times.

Best, and most honest interview I have seen. Should be required viewing for all budding actors!!!

I really like Bill Nighy as he speaks such absolute COMMON SENSE and zero bull-shit. He is the absolute personification of the little boy in the emperor's new clothes who just rips away all made up phycological clap-trap about acting and is why is now one of the very few actors (and I am now 70) I want to watch and listen to if in a film. I only wish we had a world where more people were like him.

A wonderful man....Totally free of ego. A roll Model for us all

Like Olivier said to Hoffman in behind the scenes of Marathon man., 'My dear boy, why don't you just act!' Bill is a natural and his advice is gold.

The way he acts is what makes his so unique and special. Easily one of my favourite actors.

His explanation of his mocap experience is world class and the funniest thing ive heard this month. This is excellent.

All of those acting schools can now close for good.

The best actor ! Who agree ?

An amazingly honest man describing what it is to be an actor. l will go anywhere to see him. Truly he is on a level with all the greats, he just got there with a different method! Love this man!

He’s an asmr natural Unbelievable actor And such an addictive voice

His Charles Paris BBC radio plays are excellent. The character is a slightly cynical, jobbing actor. He's witty and incorrigible but above all there's that wonderful soothing voice of Bill Nighy! I could listen all day to him.

What a great interview, how grounded is Bill. Love this so much. I quit theatre acting as my very first role i got the lead, and while I loved being on stage and performing this wonderful interesting role, the very first night nerves were HELLISH. I wanted to leave on the first train, run away, the only thing that stopped me was a handful of liquer chocolates and knowing the shame it would bring my family and the whole cast but I felt like a lamb to slaughter lmao I never wanted to go through that again, I thought something was wrong with me and I was not a natural!! Feels a huge weight off hearing a master of acting such as Bill say that is natural and normal. It's funny how nobody talks of it, and you assume everyone else didn't experience any of that. I love his honesty. What a great man! The stupid thing is once you're on set everything is great and you love every second. Isn't that weird.

Could he be any sweeter, I love everything he does, and everything he says... Just like a breath of Spring..🍾🍾

I just saw Bill in It's about Time, and I remembered how much I loved everything he has done. I love him even more having seen this. Thank you Bill.

Love eloquent actors . That shows you their actually very smart as opposed to just pretty and experienced

He's not only intelligent, he's a very attractive man who always dresses immaculately.

"If you don't like me/it, live with it, because that's your problem." I'll think of Mr Nighy's quote next time I come across someone unpleasant. And "Treat everyone with courtesy." What a wonderful man and my favourite actor too. Thank you

I admire Nighy's work and this clip is definitely a compelling piece!

I love Bill Nighy as an actor, this interview shows what a lovely unassuming human being he is.

Whenever I see this chap, I see him as a Concorde Captain.

'Don't assume you have to take off your clothes,it has nothing to do with art. It's a budgetary concern.'Bill Nighy.

I love Bill's voice! So warm and smooth. He's a pleasure to listen to.

It’s cool that the same sentiments is echoed by Adam Driver, in that it’s not his job to feel anything, it’s the audience who he’s trying to make feel emotions

I admire his technique for appearing to laugh: rhythmically raising and dropping the shoulders. Very convincing.

What a wonderful talk. As E.H.Gombridge said, ' There is no such think as art, .....only artists'.

This has been by far the most helpful and inspiring interview with an actor about the craft I’ve seen. Absolutely so refreshing and a new confidence booster for me.

What a real guy. Refreshing. He seems to be personally free. He has good thoughts to consider.

When will they caste Bill and Michael Palin as brothers? There has to be a wonderful film here.

very humble man

How refreshing - what a gentleman

I've always appreciated his performances. I've never seen an interview. Now I can say that I truly appreciate him as a professional and a person. This was a wonderful "interview?".

What a beautiful man.

This vid and there’s one Michael Caine did a long time ago. They are both AMAZING.

It's incredible how much emotion Nighy is able to convey through such thick CGI. Obviously the VFX team deserves enormous credit for making Davy Jones look and feel so real but Nighy makes you afraid of him (and sad for him, in moments).

What a mind blowing, phenomenal actor 👏!!! His part in "Underworld" as "Viktor" still gives me chills.

Love this man love his voice could listen to him all day long

I could listen to him all night. He's fabulous in radio drama too. Charles Paris had me in hooked. So clever.

Wow, although I am neither interested in acting nor do I know who he is (was looking up Dupuytren contracture), but this has got to be one of my favorite clips on RU-vid. His honesty, his truth just resonates through and through.

And hence mr. Nighy’s portrayal depths are as deep as his effort.

With no idea how I navigated to this clip, I have to say it is an epiphany. Such clear-headed truth. And now I recall seeing this actor in a number of movies. Bill Nighy, you are a new hero for the simple act of telling calm and reasoned truths. So rare anymore in the age of dips hit, dumb ass influencers and half-wit actors and performers.

My first appreciation of Bill Nighy was a perfect Samwise Gamgee in the BBC radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. I remember listening to it in my student digs in 1981.

This is my process! Thank you sir for making acting sound a lot more simple and fun...

Agree with every word he said - Acting is a trade and a craft. If those things are done well, it's perceived to be an art. But if you treat it as art, you will cut corners and believe in myths. You just need to find the imagination you had as a child, and add to that the craft you learn along the way. And courtesy, as he says.

Met him in London, very cool 👌

Love his take on the business. Rational, straight forward and sane. Brilliant!

What I like about this actor is that even when he's not acting, it looks like he's acting

This guy is so underated Always loved whatever movie he’s in

Bill Nighy, one of the great actors in film! Loved him as “Viktor” in the Underworld saga!

he is incredible , i love his vocal tons and eyes when he is in a film.. esp "page eight"

His point on taking off your clothes is so profound. I thought about Jennifer lawrence in red sparrow and her frontal nude scene and I always questioned it. Actors feel that nude scenes make them better actors and more daring but it doesn't

he scared the shit out of me as davy jones. he scared the shit out of me as rattlesnake jake. he scared the shit out of me as general fallon. he scared me on so many occasions when i was smaller and yet, somehow, he's one of my most favourite actors in existence. he has my utmost respect.

Hes a wonderful actor and handsome gentlemen

Viktor!

He speaks so well. There's barely a word or sound he makes that was unnecessary to his message. Wow. What a guy.

Very honest, he is talented I wished he won the Oscar also. Intelligent and honest. So true about all the PR the new actors are doing , ugh

It's really amazing listening to you sir. The most important thing to learn Is "give respect to fellow actors". thankyou for sharing such an amazing experience.

I can't help, but I'm always so happy when I see him on screen. I love this actor so much.

He is _still_ one of my favorite actors. He's epic.

This is SO freakin' helpful!!! And thank you for the absolution from the terror of performing.

Always been a fan of Bill. Love these video's they cut through to the essence of the thing, and Bill just seems to get how to cut through all that BS...Thanks! As do the other actors and directors I've seen throughout this series.

This guy is a fantastic actor. Top notch! Really enjoy Watching his stuff.

What a breathe of fresh air. I feel like sitting down with a whisky with him and never talking.

I watched this years ago again today... Great advice 🙂