“I hated myself on screen”


Cillian Murphy talks about early days in the film industry that he didn't like

Cillian Murphy is brutally honest: 'I hated myself on screen'

Cillian Murphy is letting some shocking truths slip in a new interview, in which he claimed he initially hated watching himself on screen while talking about his 2005 film. Red eye.

in a talk with GQhe Peaky Blinders The star said: “When I was a younger actor, I was very, very harsh about everything I did. He hated seeing myself. He hated watching me on the screen.”

He continued: “I remember when I saw [‘Red Eye’] It was like, 'Oh, that's a dumb B movie.' Rachel McAdams is excellent at that. But I didn't think she gave a very nuanced performance.”

He added: “But listen, if people love the movie, then it's great,” he explained. “I am satisfied with that. “Now I'm less hard on myself when I look at things.”

“I'm less hypercritical of my work. But, to be honest, it’s probably a hangover from that,” she said. oppenheimer the star concluded.

Directed by Wes Craven, the psychological thriller saw Cillian take on the role of Jackson Rippner, a terrorist on a mission to assassinate a senior American official.

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