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
What we do as actors is we go through phases where you superficially learn all this information.
liars thinking
I think any actor that says 'I never watch my films' is a liar because you have to watch it at least once and also you're going to watch it when you're doing your ADR.
noticed people time
That was the first time people noticed me in the U.S..
terrible
I'm terrible. I'm the wrong person to talk to, I really don't know a thing.
good-man contradiction not-interested
I'm not interested in a good man's life. I'm interested in contradiction.
irish jordan london neil singer worked worry
I don't worry about it, ... I just worked with Neil Jordan on 'Breakfast On Pluto,' where I play an Irish transvestite singer in a London cabaret.'
falling-in-love fall thinking
I think for me with theater, I need to take a break and then fall in love with it again. And then go do it again.
falling-in-love fall thinking
I think you fall out of love with theater while you're doing your eighth show of your eighteenth week and your body is saying, "Please make this end."
honesty character thinking
You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and you concentrate on the characters [of 'Antropoid'] and you can draw on [the research] if you wish, but I think ultimately it's about bringing as much truth and honesty to the portrayal as possible.
planes ifs knows
I don't know if anyone will ever sit beside me on a plane again.
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.
passion america burning
I don't have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.
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.