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.
CILLIAN MURPHYI think it’s necessary to keep moving forward. I’ve always said that nostalgia is death, really for anyone creative.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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For me, drama is conflict.
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I’ve never done a film for the money.
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I don’t think they’d ever make a movie about Chuck Baker but I’d love to play Chuck Baker
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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 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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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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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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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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I think every director has a different methodology.
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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.
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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 it’s necessary to keep moving forward. I’ve always said that nostalgia is death, really for anyone creative.
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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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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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