Bill Nighy about Glorious 39 and interview with Bill in new book

The more than lovely Bill Nighy has just returned from Toronto to promote Glorious 39 on the Toronto Film Festival where it premiered. Here is a clip with interviews with Bill, Julie Christie, Romola Garai and Stephen Poliakoff about the film.

Glorious 39 currently has a release date of the 20th of November 2009 for the UK. US release date is unfortunately unknown at the moment. The film will also be shown at the London Film Festival, a few tickets are still available.

Interview with Bill Nighy in book The Star Qualities

I got an email from Caroline Goyder who has written The Star Qualities: How to Sparkle With Confidence in All Aspects of Your Life

If you’ve ever been paralyzed by shyness when faced with a room full of strangers, overwhelmed when making a speech, awkward in an interview or too nervous to approach that gorgeous person across the bar, this book can change your life. Whether it’s landing the job you really want or sparkling at a party, performance expert Caroline Goyder and her panel of stars are here to help improve your confidence, give you presence and boost your self-esteem.

A-List stars like Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Bill Nighy, Frances McDormand, Helen Mirren, Gael Garcia Bernal and Ewan McGregor share their secrets in exclusive interviews with Caroline Goyder, who explains the methods behind their advice and shares her own tricks of the trade. With their help you can learn above all how to unlock the real you, embracing what makes you different and special. Real star quality is about trusting yourself. With this invaluable guide you will learn how to shine in any situation.

Caroline wrote: It has a gorgeous interview with Bill in it. I chatted to Bill about his secret tips for confidence and he gave some great, reassuring advice about overcoming nerves, tried and tested in his stage work. He was brilliantly quirky and funny, and said some very useful things about surviving interviews and speeches, it’s all in the book:

You can get your copy on Amazon here:

Other Bill Bits

• Interview with Bill on Glorious 39 on Comingsoon.net

  Bill on working with Romola and Juno and playing their fathers:
  I am proud and pleased to say that Romola and Juno have employed me as their father. Juno, I was her father in “Notes on a Scandal” and Romola and “I Capture the Castle,” both of which… (to Romola) was that your first job?
  Garai: It was, but it was my first kind of proper job.
  Nighy: It was also Juno’s in “Notes on a Scandal.” So I am the first of their careers, a little film trivia fact for anyone out there.

• And one more interview with Bill about G-Force.