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.
CILLIAN MURPHYFor me, drama is conflict.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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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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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 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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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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It’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
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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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There’s a lot of comedy in Intermission but it’s got this depth. It’s not comedy for comedy’s sake – it’s informed by something else. I like stuff like that
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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’d probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.
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I’ve always felt kind of safe on stage, protected. I’ve talked to other performers about this and they feel the same things, particularly in the live arena. I never get nervous going on stage to do a play. Doing film or television I’ll have more butterflies.
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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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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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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 every director has a different methodology.
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