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I'm lucky that I get to play a wide variety of parts.

Bill Nighy

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Bill Nighy
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: December 12
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Dub Actor
Film Actor
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William Francis Bill Nighy
William Francis Nighy
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To be serious, the things you really want to relive are things like bedtime with your daughter when she becomes incredibly entertaining 'cause she doesn't want to go to sleep. They're at their most enchanting 'cause they just want to put it off, so they do a cabaret for you. You sit there thinking, Please don't let this end.
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