BILL NIGHY

When a movie is called 'searingly honest,' it's almost invariably grim and demonstrates how bad things can get.

I was never a hippy, per se.

I'm one of those weird people who doesn't even own a computer.

I'm a jacket man. And if I'm without one, I am kind of seriously disabled. I don't know how to operate in shirt sleeves.

When it comes to casual clothing, my enthusiasm for clothes starts to waver.

When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.

More people saw me in 'Love Actually' than had seen me in everything else I had ever done up to that point.

I've worked with Len Wiseman before, on the 'Underworld' series, in which I was a vampire. The first two of those were his first two films. And I admire him beyond measure. I think he's tremendous, as a man and as a director.

I generally do things I'm proud to be in and generally I'm in things people like.

One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.

I find it hard to relax around any man who's got the second button on his shirt undone.

I like sci-fi.

I speed up past mirrors.

I never mind doing press; it's never bothered me.

It can't be overstated how wonderful it is not to have to audition any more. Any actor will tell you, it's like Christmas.

The great thing about animation is it's like the radio. I used to do lots of radio when I was a kid, and you get to play parts you would never get to play ordinarily.

I'm not a royal family watcher.

Actors always talk about taking their work home and I always think: 'What are you on? You just turn it off. You are at work and then you go home.'

I'm not famous for my back story investigations; I'm lucky that I work with good writers and it's usually in the script.

When you've been going on about something for a while, it is always satisfying to discover that other people agree with you.

I like being in kids' movies, and I like being in family movies.

If I'm going to appear in front of people I like to look my best.

Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.

One of the reasons I like a suit is because I've never been that keen on my body. The shape a suit presents is always going to be better than anything I can do.

If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.