Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nailis an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth16 March 1954
hate trying shy
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.
thinking accepting found
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.
fame fortune whole
The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.
discipline emotion kind
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.
nice play guy
I find it very hard to play a part, then take it off like a cheap suit and become Mr Normal - Mr. Nice Guy.
thinking guy firsts
If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.
successful being-successful wanted
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.
who-i-am comfortable
I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.
blessed careers years
I've had a blessed career, and that has been acknowledged in many ways over the years.
confused racing frustrated
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.
trying process decent
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.