‘I’m proud of being an Irish actor’ says Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy has managed to make his name in Hollywood and maintain his film integrity. He talks to Shilpa Ganatra

“When I was younger, I really wanted to be an actor first, and Irish second. I wanted to do American films, and do an American accent, and a British accent, and show that I can do that. But as I get older I think it doesn’t matter,” says Cillian Murphy. “I’m very proud of being an Irish actor. It’s a smaller industry, but I’m really proud to support it.”

Over a year since Murphy returned to Ireland from London, it appears he’s returning to his roots mentally too. It helps, of course, that he has little to prove now, having succeeded in Hollywood while maintaining his integrity — a balance managed by only a handful of stars.