Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphyis an Irish actor of stage and screen. Since making his debut in his home country in the late 1990s, Murphy has also become a presence in British and American cinema—noted by critics for his performances in a wide range of roles...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1976
CityDouglas, Ireland
CountryIreland
two challenges trying
My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.
two romance sitting
I will always love film, the romance of film, sitting in the darkened room with strangers and watching a story for two hours - that will always remain and never be eroded by television.
fighting roles want
The best roles you have to fight for. You have to really want to do it and you have to go after it.
working-together ensemble sometimes
It was very much about performances, the whole ensemble thing was just great - everybody working together. Sometimes it didn't feel like a film set. It wasn't technically driven, it was very, very enjoyable
moving-forward thinking creative
I think it's necessary to keep moving forward. I've always said that nostalgia is death, really for anyone creative.
theatre impulse feels
Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can
voice acting wigs
That's what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that's what we do.
passion america burning
I don't have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.
taken ambition age
From a very young age I had an ambition to be a musician, and to do that professionally. That's what I pursued until I was about 20, playing in bands that were taken pretty seriously at that stage.
challenges stories hollywood
I never make a distinction between doing a film in Hollywood or doing a film independently. It's just the story. It's always the story for me. The constants are that it should challenge me and I shouldn't repeat myself. And the story should always be a story worth telling.
accents adamant
I'm pretty adamant to do an American accent because you get it immediately.
liars intelligent compassion
Sociopath is a word that has sort of become shorthand for psychopath and there's a distinct difference, it's interesting if you look it up. Sociopath if you look at the medical definition, the profile of a sociopath is that they are supremely intelligent people that are also pathological liars, they have no moral structure and there is one more, they have no compassion or empathy for other people.
nice
It's always nice to be challenged.
butterfly play television
I've always felt kind of safe on stage, protected. I've talked to other performers about this and they feel the same things, particularly in the live arena. I never get nervous going on stage to do a play. Doing film or television I'll have more butterflies.