Cillian Murphy for the March 2024 issue ofGQ.Photo:Gregory Harris/GQCillian Murphyis living in the moment.TheAcademy Award-nominatedOppenheimeractor, 47, graces the cover ofGQ’s March issue and discusses how he prefers to talk to fans as opposed to providing photographic evidence of their encounters.“I don’t do photos,” he told a fan who approached him during his interview with the magazine, going on to tellGQof refusing photo ops, “Once I started doing that, it changed my life.“But it’s not for lack of appreciation for his fans — in fact, it’s quite the opposite, as Murphy seeks to really make the moment count.“I just think it’s better to say hello and have a little conversation,” he said. “I tell that to a lot of people, you know, actor friends of mine, and they’re just like, ‘I feel so bad.’ But you don’t need a photo record of everywhere you’ve been in a day.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Cillian Murphy on the cover of the March 2024 issue ofGQ.Gregory Harris/GQWhile Murphy does have “a couple of” actor friends, thePeaky Blindersstar told the outlet, “The majority of my buddies are not in the business.““I also lovenot working,” he continued.“And I think for me a lot of research as an actor is just f—ingliving, and, you know, having a normal life doing regular things and just being able to observe, andbe, in that sort of lovely flow of humanity.“Murphy has been open about not wanting to live in Hollywood, and instead resided in London in his 20s and 30s. In 2015, the Irish native moved to Dublin with his wife of nearly 20 years,Yvonne McGuinness, and their two sons:Malachy, 18, and Aran, 16. The family now lives near the sea.Of living life outside of his career, the actor toldGQ, “If you can’t do that because you’re going from film festival to movie set to promotions … I mean, that’s ‘The Bubble.’ ““I’m not saying that makes you any better or less as an actor, but it’s just a world that I couldn’t exist in. I find it would be very limiting on what you can experience as a human being, you know?” Murphy added.Oppenheimerstar Cillian Murphy accepts the award for best actor in a motion picture, drama, at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2024.Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty ImagesSpeaking about his fame over the years, theGolden Globewinner — also known for his roles in28 Days Later(2003),Batman Begins(2005),Red Eye(2005),Inception(2010) and more — Murphy toldGQ, “To me, it always seems to go in waves."“WhenPeakywas at its kind of apex, you’d feel a different energy around, walking around, a little bit like I do now — but then it settles down again,” Murphy said. “Then you don’t have something in the cinema for ages, and people forget about it. It seems to be like that, and you sort of ride that, and then things go back to normal.”
Cillian Murphy for the March 2024 issue ofGQ.Photo:Gregory Harris/GQ
Gregory Harris/GQ
Cillian Murphyis living in the moment.TheAcademy Award-nominatedOppenheimeractor, 47, graces the cover ofGQ’s March issue and discusses how he prefers to talk to fans as opposed to providing photographic evidence of their encounters.“I don’t do photos,” he told a fan who approached him during his interview with the magazine, going on to tellGQof refusing photo ops, “Once I started doing that, it changed my life.“But it’s not for lack of appreciation for his fans — in fact, it’s quite the opposite, as Murphy seeks to really make the moment count.“I just think it’s better to say hello and have a little conversation,” he said. “I tell that to a lot of people, you know, actor friends of mine, and they’re just like, ‘I feel so bad.’ But you don’t need a photo record of everywhere you’ve been in a day.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Cillian Murphy on the cover of the March 2024 issue ofGQ.Gregory Harris/GQWhile Murphy does have “a couple of” actor friends, thePeaky Blindersstar told the outlet, “The majority of my buddies are not in the business.““I also lovenot working,” he continued.“And I think for me a lot of research as an actor is just f—ingliving, and, you know, having a normal life doing regular things and just being able to observe, andbe, in that sort of lovely flow of humanity.“Murphy has been open about not wanting to live in Hollywood, and instead resided in London in his 20s and 30s. In 2015, the Irish native moved to Dublin with his wife of nearly 20 years,Yvonne McGuinness, and their two sons:Malachy, 18, and Aran, 16. The family now lives near the sea.Of living life outside of his career, the actor toldGQ, “If you can’t do that because you’re going from film festival to movie set to promotions … I mean, that’s ‘The Bubble.’ ““I’m not saying that makes you any better or less as an actor, but it’s just a world that I couldn’t exist in. I find it would be very limiting on what you can experience as a human being, you know?” Murphy added.Oppenheimerstar Cillian Murphy accepts the award for best actor in a motion picture, drama, at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2024.Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty ImagesSpeaking about his fame over the years, theGolden Globewinner — also known for his roles in28 Days Later(2003),Batman Begins(2005),Red Eye(2005),Inception(2010) and more — Murphy toldGQ, “To me, it always seems to go in waves."“WhenPeakywas at its kind of apex, you’d feel a different energy around, walking around, a little bit like I do now — but then it settles down again,” Murphy said. “Then you don’t have something in the cinema for ages, and people forget about it. It seems to be like that, and you sort of ride that, and then things go back to normal.”
Cillian Murphyis living in the moment.
TheAcademy Award-nominatedOppenheimeractor, 47, graces the cover ofGQ’s March issue and discusses how he prefers to talk to fans as opposed to providing photographic evidence of their encounters.
“I don’t do photos,” he told a fan who approached him during his interview with the magazine, going on to tellGQof refusing photo ops, “Once I started doing that, it changed my life.”
But it’s not for lack of appreciation for his fans — in fact, it’s quite the opposite, as Murphy seeks to really make the moment count.
“I just think it’s better to say hello and have a little conversation,” he said. “I tell that to a lot of people, you know, actor friends of mine, and they’re just like, ‘I feel so bad.’ But you don’t need a photo record of everywhere you’ve been in a day.”
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Cillian Murphy on the cover of the March 2024 issue ofGQ.Gregory Harris/GQ
While Murphy does have “a couple of” actor friends, thePeaky Blindersstar told the outlet, “The majority of my buddies are not in the business.”
“I also lovenot working,” he continued.“And I think for me a lot of research as an actor is just f—ingliving, and, you know, having a normal life doing regular things and just being able to observe, andbe, in that sort of lovely flow of humanity.”
Murphy has been open about not wanting to live in Hollywood, and instead resided in London in his 20s and 30s. In 2015, the Irish native moved to Dublin with his wife of nearly 20 years,Yvonne McGuinness, and their two sons:Malachy, 18, and Aran, 16. The family now lives near the sea.
Of living life outside of his career, the actor toldGQ, “If you can’t do that because you’re going from film festival to movie set to promotions … I mean, that’s ‘The Bubble.’ "
“I’m not saying that makes you any better or less as an actor, but it’s just a world that I couldn’t exist in. I find it would be very limiting on what you can experience as a human being, you know?” Murphy added.
Oppenheimerstar Cillian Murphy accepts the award for best actor in a motion picture, drama, at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2024.Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images
Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images
Speaking about his fame over the years, theGolden Globewinner — also known for his roles in28 Days Later(2003),Batman Begins(2005),Red Eye(2005),Inception(2010) and more — Murphy toldGQ, “To me, it always seems to go in waves.”
“WhenPeakywas at its kind of apex, you’d feel a different energy around, walking around, a little bit like I do now — but then it settles down again,” Murphy said. “Then you don’t have something in the cinema for ages, and people forget about it. It seems to be like that, and you sort of ride that, and then things go back to normal.”
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