by Julia Pritchard
"True Love First" is one of the most well-known works of British veteran movie star Bill Nellie in his acting career. This work earned him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Academy of Film Awards in 2003. In an interview on Tuesday, Nellie said that he is very grateful for his role in "True Love Is First" because this work has changed his acting career and family life at the same time. The 67-year-old recently made a guest appearance on the British TV show "Today's Morning Talk". He said that his experience as the legendary rock musician Billy Mack in "True Love Is the Most" put his life on the right track.
"True Love First", released in November 2003, received a total of US$247 million in the global box office and is still the most loved Christmas movie today. The film director Richard Curtis reunited with most of the actors last month, and Nellie said that the film that gave him a huge reputation had a great positive impact on his life. Nellie believes that although fame itself is a complicated matter, the role assigned to him by Curtis has changed his life, and he is still grateful for all this. Billy Mack, played by Nellie, conquered the audience because of his witty and slightly crude humor in the film. This role brought him the honor of the British Academy of Film Award in 2003.
. It has been 14 years since the release of "True Love First", but there are still many viewers calling on Nellie to reproduce the kind of "wisdom" he used in the film. People still remember his famous cold humor line back then: " Hi, boy, don’t buy drugs. Become a rock star so they will give you free.” Nellie said that this sentence might become his epitaph. Nellie also joked that he wanted to put on Mike's famous pair of snakeskin leather shoes again, but he said he didn't think he was a big movie star, and his life was often very low-key.
Recently, Nellie is propagating for his new film "The Best of Them". This film that brings together stars such as Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Richard E. Grant tells the story of Dunke in World War II. The story during the Great Retreat of Erke. Nellie will play an arrogant and ostentatious actor in this film. He said that he has done a lot of homework for this image who constantly denies his age. In addition, Nellie also talked about the World War II background of the new film. He said that he grew up with many people in the era when the war had just ended. "I was born shortly after the war, and my childhood was full of these stories, which had a deep impact on me." Nellie said. "This is a very difficult age for people. You look at those videos and feel that it was something that happened in ancient times, but I was the one who lived in that era." "The Best of them" will be in the UK on April 21st. Premiere.
(Translation: Wang Yinuo)
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