Bill Nighy has said he thinks about death "12 times a day".
In an interview with The Observer, 65-year-old Nighy shared that he is hoping not to retire from acting.
He admitted: "I'm hoping not to retire. What do we hope for? Go to bed and don't wake up, I suppose.
"I probably think about death 12 times a day. I measure my life in Champions Leagues. How many do I have left?"
Nighy also revealed that he often assumes that people will be "disappointed" after meeting him.
"I always assume when I meet people in the street that they are going to be basically disappointed," he said. "But there's... no conflict. There's no conflict between the private me and the public me."
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The About Time actor said that he is happy taking life at a leisurely pace.
"As you get older you feel you need to pay more attention to what is around you and relish it. I'm greedy for beauty," Nighy said, before describing his perfect day as "wandering about London on [his] own".
"I built my life around not being in a hurry," he stated.
Nighy will play Wilson in the upcoming Dad's Army film, released in cinemas on February 5, 2016.
He also stars in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel opposite Judi Dench and Richard Gere.
The film opens on February 27 in the UK and on March 6 in the US. Watch a trailer below:
