Bill Nighy Quotes

I have great emotion every time I go on stage. Nothing in life gives me the same satisfaction that my profession gives me.

Truthfully, I'm proud of each of my films in a certain way.

If you're proud of something, and if you're proud of your work at the end of the day, the experience, walking away, you can feel good about it; that's what you have to focus on.

Doing comedy stuff is maybe more fun, but maybe the serious stuff is a little bit more rewarding.

If you make something your life's work, make sure it's something you can feel proud of when you're an old relic like me.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

I'm incredibly proud of 'Hannibal' and the cast - I feel like we're doing really good television.

I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I'm happy with it.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

When you feel an audience engaged and surprised and enthusiastic, reacting to what you've planned, that is the reward. It's better than the Emmys.

I still get enormous pleasure and a sense of fulfillment out of writing a book that I'm proud of. I see myself as a bit like a jewel-maker who can sit back and admire his work.

The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause.

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.

No, I tell you what I like is having the play close after a decent run and looking back on it and saying, yes, I did that, and wasn't it wonderful? Because while you're doing it, it is really tough. It is so hard.

Well, it's wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.

You just do the best you can, and when you're able to connect with people, and when you do, it's just incredibly gratifying.

People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.

There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.

'SNL' was a dream come true for me. It was a fantastic year. I don't have any regrets.

The gratification comes, for me, in the doing of it. And once I've done it, I can't do anything about it if it's good or if it's bad.

People are appreciating my work, and it feels good when people like my work.

I'm a guy that wanted to have fun. When I look back at all the wins I had, I must have had a lot of fun playing the game and made people happy.

I felt something like a sense of achievement while acting.

I am ecstatic that 'KPC' was a commercial hit and was critically acclaimed. The 60 days we shot for it were the best days of my life. I still get goosebumps when I think of them.

I want to know that I'm proud of what I'm doing.