For me it’s always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.
CILLIAN MURPHYFor me it’s always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.
CILLIAN MURPHYFor me, drama is conflict.
CILLIAN MURPHYI’m not interested in a good man’s life. I’m interested in contradiction.
CILLIAN MURPHYI 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.
CILLIAN MURPHYI’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.
CILLIAN MURPHYI like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids’ films.
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.
CILLIAN MURPHYIt’s always nice to be challenged.
CILLIAN MURPHYI loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show.
CILLIAN MURPHYI 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.
CILLIAN MURPHYThat’s what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that’s what we do.
CILLIAN MURPHYYou 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.
CILLIAN MURPHYI 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.
CILLIAN MURPHYTwo weeks ago we couldn’t pronounce your name, but you were in the lead in a film that made millions, so we’re sending you all these scripts.
CILLIAN MURPHYIt’s obvious that if you’re going to play a character you need to amass information about that person and about their environment or their era that they’re in and use as little or as much as necessary
CILLIAN MURPHY