Cillian Murphy

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

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

“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'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.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

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

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