You're an actor who's Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn't be limited by your extraction. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I don't care if people perceive me as always selling out because I'm doing a studio picture. For me, the whole thing… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I'm Irish and very proud of being Irish, but as an actor, your extraction should be secondary, really. You should be able… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I've had the pleasure and the great luck to work with some incredible actors over the years and you have to observe… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I think audiences are a lot more intelligent than what we give them credit for and understand that an actor is playing… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I really feel actors should try and do as much diverse work as possible to try and keep it interesting. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I think any actor that says 'I never watch my films' is a liar because you have to watch it at least… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
In terms of trying to improve as an actor, for me it's always important to return to the stage. After doing a… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
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,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
We were able to shoot in a lot of the locations where the mission actually happened and these guys existed, so that… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
For me, it's about being at home and living a life. Taking the dog for a walk, doing the shopping, emptying the dishwasher, going… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
But television affords you, what you just described, to - over the course of 18 hours, now that we're doing a third season -… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
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… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I think there's such a thing, as a performance gene. If it's in your DNA it needs to come out. For me it originally… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
It seemed to work on camera. And there's very few films - because you make a lot of films and you meet people and… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I've said this before: myself and Tommy Shelby, he's the most unlike-me character I have ever played. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
[We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on his knowledge,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
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… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
A director, I forget who, told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
![“We were able to shoot in a lot of the locations where the mission actually happened and these guys existed, so that was kind of very affecting. We had a Czech crew and a lot of Czech actors. There's a great deal of authenticity to the project [Anthropoid], and Sean [Ellis] was very anxious that…” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ee2/cillian-murphy-4370_able_we-were-able-to-shoot-in-a-lot-of-the-lo_2145860.jpg)
![“It seemed to work on camera. And there's very few films - because you make a lot of films and you meet people and you work very intensely and intimately and then you're gone - but there's a few where you actually make friends, and this [The Fall] was one.” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/759/cillian-murphy-4370_cameras_it-seemed-to-work-on-camera-and-there-s_120288.jpg)
![“[We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on his knowledge, and he gave us a lot of materials, which we read. For me, the greatest resource was actually shooting the film in Prague.” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e7a/cillian-murphy-4370_film_we-were-very-lucky-that-sean-ellis-resea_135960.jpg)
