I started off in theater; I did exclusively theater for four or five years. In the last few years, television has come along but I can still make film. I feel very privileged that I can move between them.
CILLIAN MURPHYI’m pretty adamant to do an American accent because you get it immediately.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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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.
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That’s what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that’s what we do.
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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.
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I think every director has a different methodology.
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It’s always nice to be challenged.
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You take the job very seriously and between action and cut, that’s where your focus should be. And then there’s a lot of levity in between and a lot of good fun.
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I like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids’ films.
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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.
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I always think it’s a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.
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For me, drama is conflict.
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I loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show.
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My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it.
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My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.
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There’s a lot of comedy in Intermission but it’s got this depth. It’s not comedy for comedy’s sake – it’s informed by something else. I like stuff like that
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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.
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