One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience.
Bill NighyI used to joke that one of the reasons there was a lack of classical work on my CV was because I couldn't operate in those kinds of trousers. Which is a joke, but it's actually also true - if I want to appear in public I want to look my best. If I'm onstage I like to do contemporary work, largely because of the trousers, because of the clothes. I like a decent, what we used to call a lounge suit. Then I can start to motor.
Bill NighyWhen you've been going on about something for a while, it is always satisfying to discover that other people agree with you.
Bill NighyI'm just aware of what I'm thinking and feeling but I do obviously have to get that to the back of the auditorium. So there are things like projection and filling the room, and not dropping the ends of lines - technical things which are important, but I don't think they change the way I feel in a scene.
Bill Nighy