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'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
It's obvious that if you're going to play a character you need to amass information about that person and about their environment… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
And, for any performer, to be able to go deep into character is fantastic. In film you only get to do that… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
Then I wanted the character to be feminine as opposed to effeminate. Because it's easy to be camp or queen. Anyone can… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I think if you play characters, it's very important not to ever tag them with any sort of disorder, or diagnose them,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a shy person necessarily, but there's something about getting under the skin of a character and allowing you… — 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
![“You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and you concentrate on the characters [of 'Antropoid'] and you can draw on [the research] if you wish, but I think ultimately it's about bringing as much truth and honesty to the portrayal as…” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1f1/cillian-murphy-4370_character_you-do-your-due-diligence-you-read-as-mu_2919785.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)
