Cillian Murphy

“I've always felt that the less the public knows about you, the more effective you can be when you go to portray someone else.”

“For me, it's always about the script. It's about the story, it's about the filmmaker.”

“I'm interested in the meaning of things. I'm not interested in the surface of things.”

“I'd be a terrible celebrity. I couldn't handle it.”

“The best roles you have to fight for. You have to really want to do it and you have to go after it.”

“You’re changed by every story you tell. You’re changed by every character you play.”

“I think it's necessary to be slightly obsessive to be a good actor.”

“I try not to make social commentary. I think it's lazy.”

“My only two things that I really like to do are to run and to read.”

“I think there's a lot of merit in leaving things to the imagination.”

“It’s a struggle. I think it’s a struggle for any parent whose work takes them away.”

“I personally think if you're given privilege, you should use it to make things better.”

“There's a danger in being drawn to the dark side. But it's not a bad thing to be drawn to the dark side. It's exciting.”

“I don't have a computer. I don't have a phone. I don't have a television. So I am very unplugged.”

“You need to be as honest as you can with the camera.”

“I like the explosive, dramatic, dark stuff. I'm not a comedian.”

“I've a very, very close-knit group of friends, and I'm not a great one for expanding that.”