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.
CILLIAN MURPHYThere’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
More Cillian Murphy Quotes
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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 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.
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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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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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My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it.
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I always think it’s a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres.
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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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I really feel actors should try and do as much diverse work as possible to try and keep it interesting.
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The medium is secondary to the stories.
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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 loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show.
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For me, drama is conflict.
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I like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids’ films.
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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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I’ve never done a film for the money.
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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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It’s always nice to be challenged.
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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.
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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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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.
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I’m interested in pressure, I’m interested in duress. All the great works of art, or film or literature, in my opinion, have elements of those in them.
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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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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 don’t have a burning passion to live in America per se but I would certainly like to work there.
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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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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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