Cillian Murphy Net Worth

Cillian Murphy's Quotes

• I'd probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.
• It's basically lazy journalism if they say I'm the new Colin Farrell. This thing about heat, it's all just hot air.
• [on breaking the Irish typecast] You're an actor who's Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn't be limited by your extraction.
• [on auditioning for Batman Begins (2005)] Well, the first part of the question, I think if you ask any male if you really want to get into a real suit, that was a dream come true, obviously, and then just to get to work with Chris, even for that little test, was amazing as well; and then, I don't know, he saw something in it that he thought maybe he could use for the other characters.
• [on accepting the role of the Scarecrow in Batman Begins (2005)] I can have a bit of fun with it, too, because my only motivation really is being bad. I love doing proper dramatic character studies, but it's also good to have a bit of fun, dress up and stuff.

Interesting Facts about Cillian Murphy

1. His father was a school inspector and his mother was a French teacher.
2. Attended and graduated from Presentation Brothers College, Cork.
3. Has a younger brother: Páidi Murphy, a design engineer.
4. He used to play in a Frank Zappa-influenced band called 'Sons of Mr. Greengenes' with his brother.
5. Has two younger sisters: Sile and Orla Murphy.
6. His first name is pronounced "Kill-ian".
7. He was planning a career in law until he discovered the world of acting.
8. Although he is a vegetarian, he learned to chop up meat in an abattoir for his role as butcher in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003).
9. Auditioned for the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005). The role was eventually given to Christian Bale. But director Christopher Nolan liked Cillian's audition so much that he gave him a role as Batman's enemy Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, who is a developing character in this movie.
10. Though he did not get the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005), he did get to wear the batsuit during an audition with Christopher Nolan.
11. Proposed to his wife Yvonne McGuinness while hill-walking in Ireland.
12. Son Malachy Murphy was born December 4, 2005, weighing 7 pounds and 5 ounces.
13. Has played two sociopaths in 2005: Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) in Batman Begins (2005) and Jackson Rippner in Red Eye (2005).
14. As of 2006, he is the most nominated Irish actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards with six nominations.
15. He greatly admires actor Liam Neeson. Looks at him as a surrogate movie father.
16. Is fluent in English, French, and Irish.
17. Had been pegged to play the lead in the independent movie, Once (2007). This did not materialize when he was hired for another project. Instead, the role went to Glen Hansard, the person who created the songs for the film.
18. Good friends with Colin Farrell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
19. Is the only actor playing a villain to appear in all three of Christopher Nolan's Batman films.
20. Is the first actor to play a DC Comics villain (The Scarecrow) in three consecutive films. Gene Hackman played Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor in three films but did not appear consecutively.