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25 March 2007 at 02:03 PM | by Lilith

An education of sorts

One of my favourite things about following an actor as diverse as Cillian is that with each new role, we're inspired to learn about new things. We get more than the same old action hero here—we get to see the faces on both sides of the civil war in Ireland, we get a glimpse into the world of Pluto, we get a reason to go back and read the original Batman comics.

Yahoo! Movies interview
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Cillian's roles seem to offer him a similar education. He's often mentioned his growing awareness of his own family's history during the making of Barley in Co. Cork. Now, in a new video interview, he tells Yahoo! Movies U.K. about his newfound affinity for science:

"I didn't know much about science really prior to this, it's not something I would have been very good at in school but it was very revelatory, like talking to Brian Cox and reading the books about it, and it has … I have kept my interest in it since.

Of course, Cillian recently told Nerve, "You should never take your history from films … But if it makes you go and reinvestigate our history, then it's a good thing." I suspect he'd say the same about science. Is the upcoming release of Sunshine piquing your interest in reading, say, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, or picking up Popular Science with a little more interest?

(Since the video will not play on my computer, Pierspaul very kindly transcribed the whole interview. She also took a bundle of screencaps from the interview so even if you can't get the player to work, you'll be able to see.)

A few site updates—new picture and article

Yahoo! Movies interview
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I just added another "new" old picture to the gallery, taken on the red (orange?) carpet in Toronto last September. And although this article I've just added from Australia's nineMSN is rather old (my best guess is from late 2005) and focuses on Breakfast on Pluto, I think it's worth a special mention simply for the genuine admiration with which Cillian speaks of his wife:

She's a lady who knows her own mind and she's been with me for 10 years, so this has all happened very incrementally. It's not like all of a sudden I'm experiencing this—this has been going for three or four years at this level. We're able to deal with it. I couldn't deal with it without her. I wouldn't be here without her. I wouldn't be doing anything without her.

Although very welcome, it must be hard to deal with rising fame—not to mention his growing female fan base. But by Cillian's account, they seem to be weathering it well.

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mcginn_erin
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Reply #5 on : Tue March 27, 2007, 02:48:38
I would think that living in London would mean that his native accent is being softened by England too, not just by playing American so much.

I have to admit that keeping up with "Sunshine" has not heightened my interest in physics -- it's made me very impatient to drink in the visuals of the film, and it's made me think about renting old sci-fi movies, but it hasn't made me want to read "A History of Time." "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"'s subject matter is more in line with my natural interests.
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Reply #4 on : Mon March 26, 2007, 21:00:10
Oh, and about that being inspired to read about physics and stuff, Yeah, no I'm not. I mean, I may find the subject a tad bit more interesting but I don't have it in me to read a bunch of complicated-therefore-boring books about it. But that's just me.
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Reply #3 on : Mon March 26, 2007, 20:58:10
OMG, that interview was so stupendous! First off, that interviewer has such a cute face!!

Secondly, Cillian was even more adorable. Especially with his hand gestures and stuff. I especially liked how he took a long time to look at something on his chair. Plus, the way he said "Aintitcool" was pretty cute.

I don't know about u but I kinda noticed in the way he talked that his accent seems to be a bit more Americanized. Maybe it's just me but it's just something about his tone and his gestures that makes me wonder if he's losing his Irish-ness a little.
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Reply #2 on : Mon March 26, 2007, 10:31:07
No offense taken...to tell you the truth, I've never even tried to read it myself.

Glad you enjoyed the interview. Really wish I could watch it!!
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Reply #1 on : Mon March 26, 2007, 07:22:06
No offense but 'A Brief History of Time' is the most boring book I've ever read. In fact I bought it four years ago and still haven't managed to read it completely. I love physics and all...but geesh.

Awesome interview!