Bill Nighy Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | British GQ

Bill Nighy breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Love Actually', 'Pirates Of The Caribbean', 'The Girl In The Café', 'Underworld' and 'Gideon's Daughter.'


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[JBrotsis]

Bill just casually flipping us all off throughout this interview.
Respect.

[Ngamotu]

To this day Davy Jones remains the most convincing CGI character on film.

[tomcross]

Nighy’s davy jones was pure genius. The chaotic verbal cadence, the haughty laugh, twitching ticks

[ralbarran]

He is absolutely hilarious. Dry sarcasm, the kind that goes over people's heads. "Not that I don't got the legs" "I was a pioneer of male moisturizer" XD

[DontKloppMeNow]

I'll never forget his brief appearance in Doctor Who as an art expert who specialises in Van Gogh. The final scene was so expertly written and executed, phenomenal performances from all involved

[thegunslinger]

"Life is cruel.... why should the after life be any different!" His performance as Davy Jones was incredible. I also really liked him in Underworld as Victor. Along with Rattlesnake Jake in Rango.

[CASEKILLA]

It’s a little sad to see how miserable he was playing Davy Jones, but really shows what an incredible actor he is, as I think that’s one of the most underrated performances of all time. Serious talent

[DeltaEcho]

He was brilliant in "Hot Fuzz."
"With respect, sir. You can't just make people disappear."
"Yes, I can. I'm the Chief Inspector."
His ever-so-slight sneer at the end was perfect.

[ButterstulleChris]

Personally for me in Pirates of the Carribean there are three amazing actors that outplayed everyone else: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush und Bill Nighy. Amazing work between them, amazing acting. It was a pleasure watching the first three movies. And Bill Nighy as Davy Jones was exceptional. Great character, great perfomance - i was stunned.

[welshwizzard]

His performance as Davy Jones seriously deserved awards! brilliant and the CGI is amazing as well, one of the most under rated characters of many a film

[Nick-cytn]

Davey Jones is a great character, he must have channeled his on set misery into a wicked and cruel performance. The cgi still holds up to this day.

[GummyBearWA]

One of the most under rated and under used actors in history. Not only is ha a fabulous actor, he's a beautiful soul. I waited on him a few times and we had a nice long chat about the book we were both reading at the time. I never let him know I knew who he was and no mention of his work was made. At the end of the shoot he came by for one last meal. I was just walking out as he was walking in, he asked if I was working and I said it was my day off just picking up my check. He told me it was his last meal in town and was disappointed I wasn't going to be there. I suggested a much better restaurant and he invited me to dinner. During dinner he guiltily admitted to being an actor etc and I continued to play dumb. I told him I rarely watch movies and I'd never heard of him. He was Delighted and we spent three hours talking about every and anything non acting related. One of the many times experiences like this dropped in my lap and is in the top 3 encounters of all time.

[nickmilligan]

One character missing from this and I think one of his best performances is as the gallery curator in Doctor Who. A small part yes, but that speech about how important and influential Vincent Van Gogh was and still is to art is one of the best pieces of dialogue in all of the Matt Smith run.

[bkPaladin]

'About Time' is such an amazing movie. The part at the end between the main character (Domhnall Gleeson) and his dad (Bill Nighy) breaks me to pieces every time.

[ESC_]

“I never go anywhere” OMG, he is my spirit animal!

[TODsoul]

I’m sad Bill Nighy didn’t have the best time filming Pirates because he’s incredible as Davy Jones 🏴‍☠️

[folkengames]

"They put prosthetics all over you, and then nobody will have lunch with you." -My favorite quote from this interview. Acting is just a job to Bill, a job he's great at.

[gloryholebutforholdinghands]

I love that it's a natural occurence for him to be flipping the bird

[Capuseen]

The hissing part killed me 😂 He is so calm and still, but then he suddenly goes hissing, love it

[rodharris]

I love actors who are humble about their work and not ego maniacs. Their humulity shines through their performances.