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.
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.
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
-
-
I always think it’s a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
I really feel actors should try and do as much diverse work as possible to try and keep it interesting.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
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.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
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.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
I started off in theater; I did exclusively theater for four or five years. In the last few years, television has come along but I can still make film. I feel very privileged that I can move between them.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
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.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
I personally think if something’s not a challenge there’s no point doing it because you’re not gonna learn much.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
I’d probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
At the moment I’m doing this space movie, so I’m obsessed with physics and space travel. I know three months down the line it’s gone. Then I’ll be able to superficially say stuff about space.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
The best roles you have to fight for. You have to really want to do it and you have to go after it.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
I loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
I like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids’ films.
CILLIAN MURPHY -
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
CILLIAN MURPHY -
That’s what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that’s what we do.
CILLIAN MURPHY