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Bill Nighy confesses he thinks of death 35 times a day

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Published 20:46 28 Oct 2022 GMT+1

Bill Nighy confesses he thinks of death 35 times a day

Actor Bill Nighy has revealed he constantly thinks about death in a new interview.

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

Pirates of the Caribbean actor Billy Nighy has revealed he thinks about death 35 times a day.

Death is not something we would want to be thinking about all the time, but the 72-year-old actor confessed he thinks amount it quite a bit.

Nighy previously claimed he would think about death around 12 times a day, but in an interview with The Guardian, he revealed he thinks about his demise a lot more now.

He said: "That [12] was quite a modest assessment. It's probably more like 35.

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"And I don't really believe it. I know it's gonna happen, but I think maybe at the last minute somebody might make an exception.

"But then again, I sometimes think: I don't think I can do a lot more of this. I've had quite a lot on."

Billy Nighy thinks about death 35 times a day.
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Nighy has been no stranger to talking about death in interviews in recent years.

The actor is a known football lover, and said he measures his life in Champions Leagues.

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Back in 2015, in an interview with The Observer, Nighy was asked if he could see himself retiring soon and ending up in a retreat like his film The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

He said: "I’m hoping not to retire. What do we hope for? Go to bed and don’t wake up, I suppose.

"I probably think about death 12 times a day. I measure my life in Champions Leagues. How many do I have left?"

The actor said he measures life in Champions Leagues.
Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo

In the same interview, Nighy admitted to having 'crippling self-doubt' despite his career success.

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He said: "I always assume when I meet people in the street they are going to be basically disappointed."

In the new interview with The Guardian, Nighy discussed his new film Living, where he plays a civil servant who has less than six months to live.

The character presented a fresh challenge for the actor, as he speaks in a desiccated whisper.

He said: "I kept waiting for the soundman to come over and say: ‘Bill, I can’t hear a word.'"

Nighy continued by saying the Japanese and British share 'a very elaborate code of conduct, performing their manners'.

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He continued: "And a kind of taboo on any public expression of deep emotion – or any emotion at all.

"I love doing that because I find it very moving. I find it also quite funny that there’s virtually nothing you can say or do. It’s sort of bonkers, obviously."

Featured Image Credit: Everett Collection Inc / Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: TV and Film

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