Cillian Murphy Talks ‘Small Things Like These’ (and Rewatching ‘Peaky Blinders’)
Were you coming off Oppenheimer and going into this much smaller, more intimate production? Well, I think I had about six or seven months off after we wrapped. And this script was ready to go before we shot Oppenheimer. We shot it while Chris was cutting Oppenheimer. But it was a lovely experience to be shooting back at home, shooting with Irish crews, and shooting with these amazing Irish actors. To be working with dear friends of mine who happen to be brilliantly talented writers, actors, and directors. So it was really special to shoot. Do you approach a smaller production any differently than a huge one? I think you need to take each role as seriously as the next, no matter what the size or scale. For sure, there was an added weight when you’re playing somebody like Oppenheimer who is a real life 20th-century icon. He changed the course of history. That has an added weight to it. But I approached playing Furlong with the same amount of rigor and prep and dedication. …
