I really feel actors should try and do as much diverse work as possible to try and keep it interesting.
CILLIAN MURPHYI always think it’s a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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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 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 like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture at my fingertips.
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Two 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.
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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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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 it’s always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.
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For me, drama is conflict.
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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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My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.
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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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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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From a very young age I had an ambition to be a musician, and to do that professionally. That’s what I pursued until I was about 20, playing in bands that were taken pretty seriously at that stage.
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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 loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show.
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