I think every director has a different methodology. Cillian Murphy More Quotes by Cillian Murphy More Quotes From Cillian Murphy I loved The Fall; I was kind of obsessed with that show. Cillian Murphy obsessed kind fall 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 happen. Cillian Murphy girl boys two 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 was about 20, playing in bands that were taken pretty seriously at that stage. Cillian Murphy taken ambition age Then, at age 20, I discovered theater sort of by accident. Quite quickly, theater became more important to me than music. I began to realize that maybe my talents as a musician were quite limited, or had a ceiling to them, whereas acting seemed to sort of stretch before me. I got very passionate about it very quickly. Cillian Murphy acting important age I think audiences are a lot more intelligent than what we give them credit for and understand that an actor is playing a role and that doesn't mean he can't play different types of roles. Cillian Murphy intelligent mean thinking All I've tried to do as an actor is follow the good writing. That's been my main drive. It's not always possible, so when you do come upon it, like when I came upon this, you realize pretty quickly this is something you need to be involved with. Cillian Murphy actors writing needs It's a very organic kind of way that people are discovering it, by word of mouth, which I always think is the best way for things to grow. In terms of the affect it's been having on me, I don't even notice that. It's lovely to be able to talk about a piece of work that you're very proud of, that I think's a complex piece of work and not superficial and has depth to it. Cillian Murphy lovely people thinking And, for any performer, to be able to go deep into character is fantastic. In film you only get to do that if you're the leading character. But in television you get 18 hours to really test the audience and take them to the edge of how far they will go with this character. I can step over this line and I love that. Cillian Murphy lines character television But television affords you, what you just described, to - over the course of 18 hours, now that we're doing a third season - tell the story of this man. You're not under any obligation, really, to do massive expositional stuff at the beginning. You're at liberty to say, "Come with us on this journey," and, gradually, you become aware of what his motivations are, what drives him, what his weaknesses are, what his strengths are. That's what I think's sucking people into these worlds, because it is kind of like a novel, you just go really, really deep. Cillian Murphy motivation journey men 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. Cillian Murphy luck trying years I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture at my fingertips. Cillian Murphy distance culture world I don't care if people perceive me as always selling out because I'm doing a studio picture. For me, the whole thing is you should be diverse in your choices; that's the beauty of being an actor, you should be able to do that. Cillian Murphy actors choices people I guess because theater's so ephemeral and it's gone. You make this nightly contract with the audience and you redraw that contract for the next night, whereas film and television, it's forever. I suppose it's always about adopting personas, never about being yourself. I think they call it a "shy man's revenge." Cillian Murphy being-yourself revenge night 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. Cillian Murphy important trying thinking I always think it's a sign of a truly gifted director when they can move seamlessly between genres. Cillian Murphy directors moving thinking Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can Cillian Murphy impulse theatre feels At the moment I'm doing this space movie, so I'm obsessed with physics and space travel. I know three months down the line it's gone. Then I'll be able to superficially say stuff about space. Cillian Murphy space months travel I'd love to work in America, some of my favourite films come from America. Cillian Murphy favourite film america It was very much about performances, the whole ensemble thing was just great - everybody working together. Sometimes it didn't feel like a film set. It wasn't technically driven, it was very, very enjoyable Cillian Murphy ensemble working-together sometimes I don't think they'd ever make a movie about Chuck Baker but I'd love to play Chuck Baker Cillian Murphy bakers play thinking
