Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Jimmy Nail

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actor Jimmy Nail.

Last updated on September 16, 2024.

James Michael Aloysius Bradford, known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He played the role of Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the television show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and the title role in Spender. He also recorded a 1992 number one single, "Ain't No Doubt". His role as Agustin, the oily crooner in the 1996 film Evita, gave him international recognition.

English - Actor | Born: March 16, 1954

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I find it very hard to play a part, then take it off like a cheap suit and become Mr Normal - Mr. Nice Guy.

Jimmy Nail

If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.

Jimmy Nail

I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.

Jimmy Nail

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

Jimmy Nail

I haven't got the kind of discipline where I can turn my emotion inside out and then just switch off. It affects me fairly profoundly and I don't like putting myself through that kind of mincer every day.

Jimmy Nail

I went from being totally unknown to getting stopped every time I went out. I always wanted to be successful, but I have never wanted to become a celebrity. I never, ever, craved that.

Jimmy Nail

I was racing through life, utterly confused and angry. I don't know if I was out of control; it was more like I felt frustrated with myself and everything I saw happening around me.

Jimmy Nail

Even now I can't stand being recognized in the street. I just hate it when strangers come up and try to talk to me. I'm pathologically shy.

Jimmy Nail

I couldn't make sense of things. But then I began the process of civilising myself and trying to become a decent human being. I'm still working on it.

Jimmy Nail

I've had a blessed career, and that has been acknowledged in many ways over the years.

Jimmy Nail

The older I've got, the easier I've found it to accept myself. I think I've finally learnt not to beat myself up so much.

Jimmy Nail