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.
CILLIAN MURPHYI think if you play characters, it’s very important not to ever tag them with any sort of disorder, or diagnose them, or whatever. You have to normalize the behavior to get inside the character.
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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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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 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 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.
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I don’t have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.
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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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It’s always nice to be challenged.
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The medium is secondary to the stories.
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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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My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it.
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I think if you play characters, it’s very important not to ever tag them with any sort of disorder, or diagnose them, or whatever. You have to normalize the behavior to get inside the character.
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I’ve never done a film for the money.
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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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For me, drama is conflict.
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