Jimmy Nail Quotes

• The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

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• 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.

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

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

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

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• 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.

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• I went from being totally unknown to getting stopped every time I went out.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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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.

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• 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.

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Jimmy Nail (11)

Birth:	16th March, 1954
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actor, Lyricist, Singer

About

James Michael Aloysius Bradford, known as Jimmy Nail was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is an English singer-songwriter and actor. His role in several films include: Morons from Outer Space, Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf, Dream Demon, Just Ask for Diamond, Crusoe, Evita, and Still Crazy. His role in television include: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (comedy-drama), Wallenberg (TV film), Spender (drama, also creater, writer), Crocodile Shoes (TV series, also creater, writer), and Parents of the Band (TV series, also creater). His albums list shown below: Growing Up in Public (singles: "Ain't No Doubt"), Crocodile Shoes, Big River (singles: "Big River"), Crocodile Shoes II, and Tadpoles in a Jar. He married to Miriam Jones. They have two sons, Tommy and Freddie.

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