Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphyis an Irish actor of stage and screen. Since making his debut in his home country in the late 1990s, Murphy has also become a presence in British and American cinema—noted by critics for his performances in a wide range of roles...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1976
CityDouglas, Ireland
CountryIreland
party book home
I like being at home with my music and my books. I’ve done all the partying, I’ve done enough partying for four or five people as a young fella. But now I like the quiet life.
book people elements
I suppose I tend to like slightly darker things - people have levelled that on me before and I accept that because in my opinion, if I mention the best movies or the best books, there's always something that's involving slightly darker element of out psyche. I like seeing people under pressure. I like seeing what happens to people when they're under pressure.
terrible
I'm terrible. I'm the wrong person to talk to, I really don't know a thing.
thinking artist red-flags
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 challenge. If you approach a piece of work and you're going, "Yeah, yeah, I can do that," then that's kind of a red flag.
thinking challenges ifs
I personally think if something's not a challenge there's no point doing it because you're not gonna learn much.
planes ifs knows
I don't know if anyone will ever sit beside me on a plane again.
beautiful fall love people tends trust
He's a wonderful, beautiful misfit, and he tends to trust and fall in love with people immediately.
morality needs question
He needs the girl. It's that simple. There's no question of morality for him.
behave colin movies
But I don't look like Colin Farrell, I don't behave like Colin Farrell, and I do different movies than Colin Farrell.
adopted crazy discovers father goes growing height ireland journey kid mad orphan parish played small town troubles
He's this kid growing up in a small town in Ireland in the 70's--you know the height of the troubles in Ireland, ... He discovers he's an adopted orphan and that his father is actually this parish priest, played by Liam Neeson. So it's just this crazy mad journey that he goes on to find his love.
effeminate kid obviously quite trying
He's just a kid who was quite effeminate and obviously gay, but he wasn't a Tootsie trying to pass.
irish jordan london neil singer worked worry
I don't worry about it, ... I just worked with Neil Jordan on 'Breakfast On Pluto,' where I play an Irish transvestite singer in a London cabaret.'
For me it's always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.