Published 09:52 IST, February 15th 2024

Oppenheimer Actor Cillian Murphy Refuses To Take Photos With His Fans, Here’s Why

Cillian Murphy opened up about his no photos policy when a fan approached him during his interview with the GQ magazine.

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Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy has implemented a -photo policy with fans for his own health. actor has recently received his first-ever Oscar mination for Best Actor. His mination comes for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher lan's biopic Oppenheimer. However, if you ever bump into star and hope for a photo, you will be out of luck. Let’s find out why. 

Cillian Murphy’s photos policy

actor opened up about his photos policy when a fan approached him during his interview with GQ magazine. “I don’t do photos,” he said. While speaking to GQ, he explained, “Once I started doing that it changed my life. I just think it’s better to say hello and have a little conversation. I tell that to a lot of people, you kw, actor friends of mine, and y’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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With this, actor also shared how he does t like to discuss certain aspects of his career, recalling an old quote about industry, "Acting is like sex — do it, don’t talk about it.'"

He explained, "People always used to say to me, ‘He has reservations’ or ‘He’s a difficult interviewee.' t really! I love talking about work, about art. What I struggle with, and find unnecessary, and unhelpful about what I want to do, is, ‘Tell me about yourself…’ "

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Cillian’s Oscar d 

Cillian is currently basking in success of Oppenheimer. Despite prior collaborations with lan, his role in Oppenheimer marked a breakthrough for Murphy, showcasing his emotional depth and intensity.

film, released alongside Barbie in July, surpassed expectations, grossing over $950 million globally, as per New York Times. “I’m kind of a little in shock,” he said. 

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Reacting to his Oscars mination, Cillian Murphy revealed that he had idea about it until his phone started buzzing. He said, "I was at home in Cork with my mom and dad and my wife. And my phone started popping, so I figured it was good news. Everybody started texting. You kw, you can’t really avoid good news or bad news, but it’s better when it’s good news."

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09:52 IST, February 15th 2024