Cillian Murphy is a star who shies away from attention — to the extent that he doesn’t pose for pictures when fans meet him. In a GQ interview with the “Dunkirk” actor, he noted how he categorically declines fan photos, and would instead prefer a handshake with his admirers. He also told the The Guardian that he is “happy to chat” with fans, but, he doesn’t like “people surreptitiously taking photographs … It’s so f***ing weird. I’ve been sat on the tube and people have started filming me.” As a second thought, he added, “Or maybe I’m just old.”
To top it all, Murphy reportedly avoids social media like the plague, per GQ. He is not on any of the platforms where, for celebs today, one’s follower count equals clout. In 2017, when asked about his social media presence in an interview, he quipped, “Just too old for that now.”
For many, the famous introvert’s seeming listless quality contributes to making him more attractive. Annabelle Wallis, Murphy’s “Peaky Blinders” co-star, thinks his private manner keeps up his “mystique” among fans. She told The Guardian, “It’s a dying trait in our culture, so when you have an actor who’s continually mysterious and evading the limelight, it creates a thirst for that person.”
