The nighy way; Bill Nighy's astonishing comic gifts and understated acting style have made him the toast of Broadway.

Byline: Eve Macsweeney

The first thing you notice about Bill Nighy is his stillness. As he sits across a table at Manhattan's Cafe des Artistes, his very long legs folded with some difficulty beneath it, the body language that at times can seem like a mild form of some recognized syndrome like Tourette's on stage and screen is nowhere in evidence. Nighy, a British actor who is currently midway through a Broadway run premiering David Hare's play The Vertical Hour, has so exhilarated audiences with his extraordinary command of the stage and a physical performance that gloriously complements his wry, sardonic character that his quirks and tics-you could call them ...