My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.
CILLIAN MURPHYMy wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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I think if you play characters, it’s very important not to ever tag them with any sort of disorder, or diagnose them, or whatever. You have to normalize the behavior to get inside the character.
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The best roles you have to fight for. You have to really want to do it and you have to go after it.
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I don’t have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.
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I like being at home with my music and my books. I’ve done all the partying, I’ve done enough partying for four or five people as a young fella. But now I like the quiet life.
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The medium is secondary to the stories.
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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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I really feel actors should try and do as much diverse work as possible to try and keep it interesting.
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For me, drama is conflict.
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That’s what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that’s what we do.
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I try not to think retrospectively. It’s important, as an artist, to look forward, always. I do try to take work that involves some challenge. If you approach a piece of work and you’re going, “Yeah, yeah, I can do that,” then that’s kind of a red flag.
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I personally think if something’s not a challenge there’s no point doing it because you’re not gonna learn much.
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I’ve never done a film for the money.
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I’m pretty adamant to do an American accent because you get it immediately.
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I’ve had the pleasure and the great luck to work with some incredible actors over the years and you have to observe and learn and take something from it and try and become better yourself.
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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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