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
trying needs actors
You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be open to every experience.
thinking trying important
In terms of trying to improve as an actor, for me it's always important to return to the stage. After doing a piece of theater for a prolonged period, I can think I must have surely improved in some way as an actor - you must be fitter than you were prior to doing it. For me, theater is very, very important in keeping things fresh and dangerous.
years luck trying
I've had the pleasure and the great luck to work with some incredible actors over the years and you have to observe and learn and take something from it and try and become better yourself.
two challenges trying
My only two constants are to challenge myself and to try not to repeat myself.
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.
across darker greater might potential stuff
Sometimes the darker stuff has greater potential for drama, it's always interesting to investigate things that you might come across in your own life.
noticed people time
That was the first time people noticed me in the U.S..
fun great irish script
That was a fun script and a lot of great Irish actors.
anxieties brings turns universal
That's the point. You think you could be in that situation. It brings up all those universal anxieties about flying, even before the story turns dark.
character kitten knows type
I think one of those comes around once in every career, that type of role. I play a character called Kitten Brady, who everyone knows is a transvestite. That's part of it, but it's not the whole story.
audience exploit fears films knows manipulate movies obviously particular reaction seems sort
He obviously knows through his movies how to exploit terror, and he seems to be able to investigate fears that we all have and exploit them or magnify them. There's a particular way of doing films like this. There's a particular way to manipulate the audience to get sort of a reaction out of them, and he can do that.
hope inform preference
I enjoy all aspects of it, I don't have a preference for any medium. I think each of them has its attractions and I would hope they each inform the other in some way.
boils people
For me, this is a film about people under pressure. That's what it fundamentally boils down to.
admire both colin irish
I am very different to Colin Farrell. I admire him tremendously. We are both Irish and are both the same age,