Born in Cork on May 25, 1976, Cillian Murphy started his love for performing on stage in a band before turning to theatre thanks to playwright Enda Walsh who cast him in his play: "Disco Pigs”.
Throughout his career Cillian Murphy has been staying true to his theatrical roots and regularly performs on stage (“Misterman", "Grief Is The Thing With Feathers", “Ballyturk", "The Shape of Things", "Juno and the Peacock", etc…)
His Irish roots nurturing his appetite to experiencing the work led him to expand his artistic reach internationally on TV (Peaky Blinders”, etc…) and on screen with films like "28 Days Later”, “Inception”, “The Wind That Shakes The Barley”, “Sunshine”, “The Dark Knight”, “Anthropoid”, “Red Lights”, “Breakfast on Pluto”, etc…)
Here is a compilation of his insight on acting and his love for the actual "doing" of it.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Biography
00:13 - Why he loves acting
02:14 - Working with directors - Ken Loach - embracing the truthful instinctual process
06:17 - Working with directors - Christopher Nolan - collaborating with strong visionaries
07:35 - The cringe factor
SOURCES:
We can't recommend enough to check the marvelous interactive documentary "HOW TO MAKE A KEN LOACH FILM" that you can find at www.howtomakeakenloachfilm.com
Cillian Murphy Talks About Tackling Eclectic Roles - www.dailymotion.com/video/x5x...
HOW TO MAKE A KEN LOACH FILM - www.howtomakeakenloachfilm.com
SPIN 1038 - Ben Wheatley & Cillian Murphy on PLAN B - • Ben Wheatley & Cillian...
entertainment ie - Cillian Murphy chats to us about Dunkirk and collaborating with Christopher Nolan - • Cillian Murphy chats t...
FM 104 Videos - 'Dunkirk' Cillian Murphy Interview - • 'Dunkirk' Cillian Murp...
Jamie Dornan Online - Independent Interview
BFI - Anthropoid Q&A - • Anthropoid Q&A with Ci...
Hey U Guys - Helen McCrory Interview - Peaky Blinders Season 2 - • Cillian Murphy & Helen...
BUILD Series - Murphy and Sean Ellis On “Anthropoid"