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. — 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
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
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
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
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
I've said this before: myself and Tommy Shelby, he's the most unlike-me character I have ever played. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share
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
[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
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
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
It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share
I think you fall out of love with theater while you're doing your eighth show of your eighteenth week and your body is saying,… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share
I think for me with theater, I need to take a break and then fall in love with it again. And then go do… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share
