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Bill Nighy: 'After Love Actually, my pay quintupled'

The actor on his new film 'Joy', his ambition to play an action hero, and why he never tires of being recognised in the street

My days of luxurious, chronic self-absorption are over.’” Nighy is also a grandfather to two little girls who have been instrumental in him lending his voice to a series of animated films, among them Detective Pikachu, StarDog, TurboCat, and The Wild Robot. Before Curtis called, he was “doing alright” professionally, acclaimed for his performances in theatre productions of David Hare’s Pravda, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia and Betrayal by Pinter. Campbell, famed for his love of improv, binned rehearsals and would just “throw me on” on the night, which suited Nighy perfectly – it turned out he was fine performing in front of audiences in the dark.

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