Although demanding roles can be taxing, Cillian Murphy’s career has been built on playing characters of this nature. Rib-tickling jokes are part of the lightheartedness the actor claimed he needed on the set to tackle such parts.
The Batman Begins actor stated in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he “can’t work unless there’s a lightness around the set,” emphasizing that there must be some humor. You have to be at ease to work on many of the films I do because they are intense and take you to some difficult, dark places.
“So I don’t walk around in a state of *** angst,” he said. I must be comfortable. I can’t spend all of my time in that shadowy place. He had a very serious role in Oppenheimer, one of his best roles to date. Therefore, the Irish actor disclosed that he went to Emily Blunt, who portrayed his on-screen wife Kitty, in order to feel lighter on set.
Acknowledging her humor, Cillian referred to her as “one of the funniest people” he had ever encountered, and the two grew close while shooting.
