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I think every director has a different methodology.

Cillian Murphy

I suppose I’ve always been attracted to this sort of outsider in general – in literature, in music, politics, whatever – and to the person that is able to be relentlessly themselves. I don’t think that I have that quality, that strength of mind.
CILLIAN MURPHY

Attraction Literature Mindset Music Myself Person Politics Quality Strength
I come from a long line of teachers. Not only did I not go into the family business; I had an aborted law career and I played in bands. ‘Disco Pigs’ was my first professional acting experience.
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Act Business Career Experience Family Law Play Professional Teaching
The medium is secondary to the stories.
CILLIAN MURPHY

Media Method Story
I’m interested in pressure, I’m interested in duress. All the great works of art, or film or literature, in my opinion, have elements of those in them.
CILLIAN MURPHY

Element Greatness Interest Literature Opinion
Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can.
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Feeling Myself Start
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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Challenge Learning Personal Point Thinking Yourself
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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Darkness Love Movie Myself Romance Story Stranger Watch
I’d probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.
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Law Misery Myself Stay Wealth
I think it’s necessary to keep moving forward. I’ve always said that nostalgia is death, really for anyone creative.
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Creative Death Forward Move Myself Necessary Nostalgia Thinking
I think every director has a different methodology.
CILLIAN MURPHY

Different Director Method
I don’t care if people perceive me as always selling out because I’m doing a studio picture. For me, the whole thing is you should be diverse in your choices; that’s the beauty of being an actor, you should be able to do that.
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Care Choice People Photograph Studio Yourself
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.”
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Body End Fall Love Movie Play Thinking Yourself
You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be open to every experience.
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Action Cleaning Experience Open Slate Yourself
It’s always nice to be challenged.
CILLIAN MURPHY

Challenge Myself
I’m not interested in a good man’s life. I’m interested in contradiction.
CILLIAN MURPHY

Goodness Interest Life Man Myself
I think audiences are a lot more intelligent than what we give them credit for and understand that an actor is playing a role and that doesn’t mean he can’t play different types of roles.
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