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 MURPHYIf you behave like a celebrity, then people will treat you like a celebrity, and if you don’t, they won’t. There’s not much to write about me in the tabloids.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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You’re an actor who’s Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn’t be limited by your extraction.
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All I’ve tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That’s been my main drive. It’s not always possible, so when you do come upon it, like when I came upon this, you realize pretty quickly this is something you need to be involved with.
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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 like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids’ films.
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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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And once you’re unafraid with death, I think your capacity for violence is immediately increased. Once you’re unafraid of death, you are a very, very dangerous adversary.
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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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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 it’s always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.
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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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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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If you behave like a celebrity, then people will treat you like a celebrity, and if you don’t, they won’t. There’s not much to write about me in the tabloids.
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I’ve never done a film for the money.
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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 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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