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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-started-off-in-theater-i-did-exclusively-theater-for-four-or-five/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

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## More by Cillian Murphy

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/for-me-it-s-about-being-at-home-and-living-a-life-taking-the-dog-for/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [But television affords you, what you just described, to - over the course of 18 hours, now that we're doing a third season -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/but-television-affords-you-what-you-just-described-to-over-the-course/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-try-not-to-think-retrospectively-it-s-important-as-an-artist-to/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-think-there-s-such-a-thing-as-a-performance-gene-if-it-s-in-your/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [It seemed to work on camera. And there's very few films - because you make a lot of films and you meet people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/it-seemed-to-work-on-camera-and-there-s-very-few-films-because-you/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [I've said this before: myself and Tommy Shelby, he's the most unlike-me character I have ever played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-ve-said-this-before-myself-and-tommy-shelby-he-s-the-most-unlike-me/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-like-the-little-bit-of-distance-that-london-affords-me-and-i-like/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [ \[We were very lucky that Sean \[ Ellis \] researched the film \[Anthropoid \] for many years.\] We sort of piggybacked on his knowledge,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/we-were-very-lucky-that-sean-ellis-researched-the-film-anthropoid-for/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/from-a-very-young-age-i-had-an-ambition-to-be-a-musician-and-to-do/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [I've written my own music, and I play guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-ve-written-my-own-music-and-i-play-guitar/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [A director, I forget who, told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/a-director-i-forget-who-told-me-that-it-takes-30-years-to-make-an/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/it-s-embarrassing-sometimes-the-way-actors-or-musicians-sometimes-get/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [Actors' careers are random with a capital "R."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/actors-careers-are-random-with-a-capital-r/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-think-you-fall-out-of-love-with-theater-while-you-re-doing-your/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

> [I think for me with theater, I need to take a break and then fall in love with it again. And then go do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-think-for-me-with-theater-i-need-to-take-a-break-and-then-fall-in/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

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