With some films you can sort of slide in, get a haircut and you're in. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I always think it's a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
Two weeks ago we couldn't pronounce your name, but you were in the lead in a film that made millions, so we're… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
It was very much about performances, the whole ensemble thing was just great - everybody working together. Sometimes it didn't feel like… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I will always love film, the romance of film, sitting in the darkened room with strangers and watching a story for two… — 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
I'm interested in pressure, I'm interested in duress. All the great works of art, or film or literature, in my opinion, have… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
[We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I've always been an actor who works in every medium - I've worked in theater and film and television - I've never… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I've always felt kind of safe on stage, protected. I've talked to other performers about this and they feel the same things,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I started off in theater; I did exclusively theater for four or five years. In the last few years, television has come… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
There's always a level where you think you can improve and do better. Certainly at the beginning... I did four years of… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I guess because theater's so ephemeral and it's gone. You make this nightly contract with the audience and you redraw that contract… — 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
I'm kind of loath to pick one project over another or whatever. You go into every film sort of thinking it'll be… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
There's this thing that's come about that wasn't there when I started acting which is they do this thing called a chemistry… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I never make a distinction between doing a film in Hollywood or doing a film independently. It's just the story. It's always… — 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… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I like watching film, I go to the cinema, but a lot of times I go to see kids' films. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with Batman as a kid. I did the film in part just to be near the Batmobile. But I… — 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 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)
![“There's this thing that's come about that wasn't there when I started acting which is they do this thing called a chemistry test. They put a camera in front of two people, it's usually a boy and a girl, and they go, [whispering]. It's impossible. You can't manufacture it or film it, it just has to…” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9c3/cillian-murphy-4370_acting_there-s-this-thing-that-s-come-about-tha_2033158.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)
![“I was obsessed with Batman as a kid. I did the film in part just to be near the Batmobile. But I also think [director] Christopher Nolan made a very fine, intelligent film.” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/929/cillian-murphy-4370_directors_i-was-obsessed-with-batman-as-a-kid-i-di_3163239.jpg)
